Local perspectives of ecotourism development in Tawushan Nature Reserve, Taiwan

Tourism Management

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1117-1129

  Lai, Po Hsin ^a   Nepal, Sanjay K ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Attitude; Conservation; Ecotourism; Indigenous community; Intention; Protected area; Taiwan; Tawushan Nature Reserve

Indexed keywords

ECOTOURISM; INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; LOCAL PLANNING; NATURE CONSERVATION; NATURE RESERVE; TOURISM DEVELOPMENT;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; TAIWAN; TAWUSHAN NATURE RESERVE;

EID: 33746344307     PISSN: None     EISSN: 02615177     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tourman.2005.11.010     Document Type: Article

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