The Canadian ecotourist in Costa Rica: Ten years down the road

International Journal of Sustainable Development

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 282-299

  Fennell, David A ^a  

^a BROCK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Costa Rica; Ecotourism; Soft hard path ecotourism

Indexed keywords

SOCIAL ASPECTS; STATISTICS;

ECOTOURISM; MALE-FEMALE RATIO;

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

ECOTOURISM; TOURISM MARKET; TOURIST ATTRACTION; TRAVEL BEHAVIOR;

CENTRAL AMERICA; COSTA RICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 23344446012     PISSN: 09601406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJSD.2002.003754     Document Type: Article

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