Rethinking standards from green to sustainable

Annals of Tourism Research

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 986-1007

  Font, Xavier ^a   Harris, Catherine ^a  

^a LEEDS METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Certification; Corporate social responsibility; Developing countries; Standard

Indexed keywords

CORPORATE STRATEGY; DEVELOPING WORLD; ECOTOURISM; STANDARD (REGULATION); SUSTAINABILITY; TOURISM MANAGEMENT;

EID: 10244264762     PISSN: 01607383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annals.2004.04.001     Document Type: Article

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