Impacts and conflicts surrounding dracula park, Romania: The role of sustainable tourism principles

Journal of Sustainable Tourism

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 440-455

  Jamal, Tazim ^a   Tanase, Aniela ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cultural impacts; Dracula Park; NGOs; Romania; Stakeholder conflicts; Sustainable tourism principles

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL HERITAGE; NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION; SUSTAINABILITY; TOURISM MANAGEMENT; TOURIST ATTRACTION;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; ROMANIA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; WORLD;

EID: 26044432783     PISSN: 09669582     EISSN: 17477646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09669580508668572     Document Type: Article

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