The application of ecotourism to urban environments

Tourism

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 157-164

  Dodds, Rachel ^a   Joppe, Marion ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Consumer attitudes and preferences; Environmental responsibility; Sustainability; Urban ecotourism; Urban sustainable tourism

Indexed keywords

ECOTOURISM; TOURISM MANAGEMENT; TOURIST BEHAVIOR; TOURIST DESTINATION; URBAN AREA;

EID: 0042162966     PISSN: 13327461     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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