Managing environmental impacts of recreation and tourism in rainforests of the wet tropics of Queensland World Heritage Area

Geographical Research

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 140-151

  Turton, Stephen M ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biodiverstiy; Conservation; Environmental impacts; Rainforests; Recreation; Sustainable tourism; World heritage area

Indexed keywords

ECOTOURISM; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; RAINFOREST;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; QUEENSLAND; WORLD;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 22244432868     PISSN: 17455863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-5871.2005.00309.x     Document Type: Article

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