Tourism's impacts on natural resources: A positive case from China

Environmental Management

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 572-579

  Li, Wenjun ^a   Zhang, Qian ^a   Liu, Chunyan ^a   Xue, Qifu ^a  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Jiuzhaigou Biosphere Reserve; Local participation; Natural resources; Tourism

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; JIUZHAIGOU BIOSPHERE RESERVE; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; TOURISM;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; PUBLIC POLICY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

NATURAL RESOURCES;

ECOTOURISM; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; NATURE CONSERVATION; NATURE-SOCIETY RELATIONS; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; TOURISM DEVELOPMENT;

AGRICULTURE; ANIMAL HUNTING; ARTICLE; CHINA; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; POLICY; REMOTE SENSING; TOURISM;

CHINA; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ENVIRONMENT; HUMANS; PLANTS; RECREATION; TRAVEL;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; JIUZHAIGOU BIOSPHERE RESERVE; SICHUAN;

EID: 33748981299     PISSN: 0364152X     EISSN: 14321009     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00267-004-0299-z     Document Type: Article

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