Community-based ecotourism in phuket and ao phangnga, Thailand: Partial victories and bittersweet remedies

Journal of Sustainable Tourism

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 4-23

  Kontogeorgopoulos, Nick ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PUGET SOUND   (United States)

Author keywords

Ao Phangnga; Community development; Community based ecotourism; Phuket; Thailand; Tradeoffs

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT; ECOTOURISM; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; SUSTAINABILITY; TOURISM DEVELOPMENT;

ASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; PHANGNGA; PHANGNGA BAY; PHUKET [SOUTHERN REGION]; SOUTHEAST ASIA; SOUTHERN REGION; THAILAND; WORLD;

EID: 13644278649     PISSN: 09669582     EISSN: 17477646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17501220508668470     Document Type: Article

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