Natural capital and the advocacy of ecotourism as sustainable development

Journal of Sustainable Tourism

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 629-644

  Butcher, Jim ^a  

^a CANTERBURY CHRIST CHURCH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ecotourism; Natural capital; Sustainable development

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING WORLD; ECOTOURISM; NATURAL CAPITAL; NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TOURISM DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 33845238075     PISSN: 09669582     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2167/jost610.0     Document Type: Article

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