Environmental management and the competitiveness of nature-based tourism destinations

Environmental and Resource Economics

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 213-233

  Huybers, Twan ^a   Bennett, Jeff ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Competitiveness; Environmental management; Region; Tourism

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION; COSTS; LAWS AND LEGISLATION;

PROFITS;

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION;

COMPETITIVENESS; ECOTOURISM; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; TOURIST DESTINATION;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0037368006     PISSN: 09246460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022942001100     Document Type: Review

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