Pay to play in parks: An australian policy perspective on visitor fees in public protected areas

Journal of Sustainable Tourism

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 56-73

  Buckley, Ralf ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECOTOURISM; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; FINANCIAL PROVISION; PROTECTED AREA; TOURIST ATTRACTION;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0042700093     PISSN: 09669582     EISSN: 17477646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09669580308667193     Document Type: Article

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