The zoo as ecotourism attraction - visitor reactions, perceptions and management implications: The case of hamilton zoo, New Zealand

Journal of Sustainable Tourism

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 245-266

  Ryan, Chris ^a   Saward, Jan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Ecotourists; Wild life interactions; Zoo management; Zoos

Indexed keywords

ECOTOURISM; TOURIST ATTRACTION; TOURIST BEHAVIOR; ZOO;

AUSTRALASIA; HAMILTON [WAIKATO]; NEW ZEALAND; NORTH ISLAND; WAIKATO;

EID: 2942665629     PISSN: 09669582     EISSN: 17477646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09669580408667236     Document Type: Article

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