Tourism potentials for financing protected areas

Annals of Tourism Research

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 590-610

  Dharmaratne, Gerard S ^a   Yee Sang, Francine ^b   Walling, Leslie J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Jamaica)

^b Environmental Consultant   (Jamaica)

Author keywords

Contingent valuation method; Marine parks; Nonuse value; Protected areas; Terrestrial parks; Use value

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; MARINE PARK; NATURE CONSERVATION; PROTECTED AREA; TOURISM DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 0343238930     PISSN: 01607383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0160-7383(99)00109-7     Document Type: Article

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