From nature tourism to ecotourism? The case of the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tanzania

Human Organization

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 75-88

  Charnley, Susan ^a  

^a PACIFIC NORTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Ecotourism; Maasai; Ngorongoro; Sustainable development

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT; ECOTOURISM; PROTECTED AREA; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

AFRICA; ARUSHA [TANZANIA]; EAST AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; NGORONGORO CONSERVATION AREA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; TANZANIA; WORLD;

EID: 18544390521     PISSN: 00187259     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17730/humo.64.1.u8fer0aap3ceg4a1     Document Type: Article

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