Ecological footprint analysis as a tool to assess tourism sustainability

Ecological Economics

Volumn 43, Issue 2-3, 2002, Pages 199-211

  Gössling, Stefan ^a   Borgström Hansson, Carina ^b   Hörstmeier, Oliver ^c   Saggel, Stefan ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PADERBORN   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Conservation; Ecological footprints; Ecotourism; Islands; Seychelles; Sustainable tourism

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; METHODOLOGY; SUSTAINABILITY; TOURISM;

SEYCHELLES;

EID: 0036904528     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0921-8009(02)00211-2     Document Type: Article

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