Ecotourism and mass tourism in Southern Thailand: Spatial interdependence, structural connections, and staged authenticity

GeoJournal

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 1-11

  Kontogeorgopoulos, Nick ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PUGET SOUND   (United States)

Author keywords

communicative staging; ecotourism; mass tourism; Phuket; space; staged authenticity; Thailand

Indexed keywords

ECOTOURISM; LANDSCAPES; MASS TOURISM; RESORTS;

COMMERCE; ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING;

ECOLOGY;

ECOTOURISM; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; TOURISM DEVELOPMENT; TRAVEL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 11144275266     PISSN: 03432521     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10708-004-8631-y     Document Type: Review

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