The sustainability of whale-watching in scotland

Journal of Sustainable Tourism

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 40-55

  Woods Ballard, A J ^a   Parsons, E C M ^b   Hughes, A J ^c   Velander, K A ^c   Ladle, R J ^c   Warburton, C A ^d  

^a Centre for the Study of Environmental Change and Sustainability   (United Kingdom)

^b HEBRIDEAN WHALE AND DOLPHIN TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c EDINBURGH NAPIER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d SINCLAIR KNIGHT MERZ   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECOTOURISM; EMPLOYMENT; SUSTAINABILITY; TOURIST ATTRACTION;

SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0042198833     PISSN: 09669582     EISSN: 17477646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09669580308667192     Document Type: Article

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