Ecotourism: The evolving contemporary definition

Journal of Ecotourism

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 192-210

  Donohoe, Holly M ^a   Needham, Roger D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canadian ecotourism; Content analysis; Definition; Ecotourism; Key tenets; Standards

Indexed keywords

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; ECOTOURISM; EDUCATION; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; NATURE CONSERVATION; STAKEHOLDER; SUSTAINABILITY;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 33845252290     PISSN: 14724049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2167/joe152.0     Document Type: Article

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