Examining and Prioritizing the Factors Affecting Tourist Absorption for Ecotourism Centers Utilizing MCDM Tools
Subject Areas : AdvertisingSeyyed Mehdi Hosseini 1 , Mohammad Mahdi Paydar 2
1 - Department of Industrial Engineering, Babol Noshirvani University of Technology, Babol, Iran
2 - Department of Industrial Engineering, Babol Noshirvani University of Technology, Babol, Iran
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