Environmental management practices among hotels in the greater Accra region

International Journal of Hospitality Management

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 414-431

  Mensah, Ishmael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE COAST   (Ghana)

Author keywords

Eco friendly practices; Environment, Environmental management; Hotel; Recycling

Indexed keywords

EID: 33747362962     PISSN: 02784319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhm.2005.02.003     Document Type: Article

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