The "place" of interpretation: A new approach to the evaluation of interpretation

Tourism Management

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 257-266

  Stewart, Emma J ^a   Hayward, Bronwyn M ^a   Devlin, Patrick J ^a   Kirby, V G ^a  

^a LINCOLN UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Appreciation of place; Evaluation; Interpretation; New Zealand; Qualitative research; Sense of place

Indexed keywords

HERITAGE; LANDSCAPE INTERPRETATION; PLACE CONCEPT; PLACE INTERPRETATION;

MOUNT COOK NATIONAL PARK; NEW ZEALAND;

EID: 0031824214     PISSN: None     EISSN: 02615177     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0261-5177(98)00015-6     Document Type: Article

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