Tourism climatology: Evaluating environmental information for decision making and business planning in the recreation and tourism sector

International Journal of Biometeorology

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 45-54

  De Freitas, C R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Bioclimate indices; Business planning; Human climate; Recreation climates; Tourism climate

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENT; HUMAN; INDUSTRY; PUBLIC RELATIONS; RECREATION; REVIEW; TRAVEL;

CLIMATE; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENT; HUMANS; INDUSTRY; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; RECREATION; TRAVEL;

EID: 0742270644     PISSN: 00207128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00484-003-0177-z     Document Type: Review

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