Regional economic geography focuses on the conditions and patterns of regional economic development at different scales. It includes the regional distributions of economic structures, economic specialization and development, the formation of economic centres and the geography of economic zones. Studying the status and role of the tourism industry is an important part of regional economic geography.
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(2020). Regional Economic Geography. In: Chen, A., Ng, Y., Zhang, E., Tian, M. (eds) Dictionary of Geotourism. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-2538-0_2031
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