Whale-watching in Kaikoura: Sustainable destination development?

Journal of Ecotourism

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 173-195

  Curtin, Susanna ^a  

^a BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Impacts; Kaikoura; Licensing; Limits of acceptable change; Sustainability; Whale watching

Indexed keywords

ECOTOURISM; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TOURISM DEVELOPMENT; TOURIST ATTRACTION; WHALE;

AUSTRALASIA; KAIKOURA; MARLBOROUGH; NEW ZEALAND; SOUTH ISLAND;

EID: 1942499591     PISSN: 14724049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14724040308668143     Document Type: Article

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