On bringing people and park together through ecotourism: The Nanda Devi National Park, India

Asia Pacific Journal of Tourism Research

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 43-55

  Singh, T V ^a   Singh, Shalini ^b  

^a CENTRE FOR TOURISM RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT   (India)

^b BROCK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biosphere reserve; Community participation; Indigenous tourism; Integrated conservation development; Parks and people; Tourism and biodiversity

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION; ECOTOURISM; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; NATIONAL PARK; POACHING; PROTECTED AREA;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; NANDA DEVI BIOSPHERE RESERVE; SOUTH ASIA; UTTARANCHAL;

EID: 3242704330     PISSN: 10941665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1094166042000199602     Document Type: Article

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