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Public Transport and Urban-Rural Tourism

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The transport sector occupies an important place in a tourism system and is one of the most critical components of the tourism infrastructure. Of late, public transportation has increased significantly in the parlance of tourism. In a destination, public transport services are developed to provide access and accessibility to and within destinations and can be used by tourists and locals alike. A quality public transport system is inevitable in modern societies, and the need for efficient public transportation is increasing day by day.

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  1. Kerala Institute of Tourism and Travel Studies (KITTS), Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India

    M. R. Dileep

  2. Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy

    Francesca Pagliara

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Dileep, M.R., Pagliara, F. (2023). Public Transport and Urban-Rural Tourism. In: Transportation Systems for Tourism. Advances in Spatial Science. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-22127-9_5

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