A novel, user-based rating system for tourist beaches

Tourism Management

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 393-410

  Morgan, Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLAMORGAN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Awards; Beach quality; Beach rating; Checklists; Coastal management; Welsh coast

Indexed keywords

BEACH; TOURISM DEVELOPMENT; TOURIST ATTRACTION;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0032775222     PISSN: None     EISSN: 02615177     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0261-5177(99)00015-1     Document Type: Article

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