Sense of place in natural resource recreation and tourism: An evaluation and assessment of research findings

USDA Forest Service - General Technical Report PNW

Volumn , Issue 660, 2005, Pages 1-59

  Farnum, Jennifer ^a   Hall, Troy ^a   Kruger, Linda E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

^b PACIFIC NORTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Place attachment; Recreation; Review; Sense of place; Synthesis; Tourism

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY; SENSE OF PLACE; TOURISM;

EID: 33644558020     PISSN: 08874840     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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