Tourism carrying capacity: Tempting fantasy or useful reality?

Journal of Sustainable Tourism

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 372-388

  Mc Cool, Stephen F ^a   Lime, David W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARRYING CAPACITY; PROTECTED AREA; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY; TOURISM DEVELOPMENT; TOURISM MANAGEMENT; TOURIST DESTINATION;

EID: 0035681860     PISSN: 09669582     EISSN: 17477646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09669580108667409     Document Type: Article

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