Structural and narrative reconstruction of representations of "environment," "nature," and "ecotourism"

Society and Natural Resources

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 225-237

  Hovardas, Tasos ^a   Stamou, George P ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Dadia Forest Reserve; Ecotourism management; Environment; Greece; Nature; Representation; Visitors

Indexed keywords

ECOTOURISM; ENVIRONMENTAL VALUES; NATURE-SOCIETY RELATIONS;

EID: 31344467466     PISSN: 08941920     EISSN: 15210723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08941920500460724     Document Type: Article

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