The challenges of diverse visitor perceptions: rail policy and sustainable transport at the resort destination

Journal of Transport Geography

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 104-115

  Dallen, Jamie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Branch line railways; Cornwall; Destination transport; St Ives; Tourism

Indexed keywords

RAILWAY TRANSPORT; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TOURISM; TOURIST DESTINATION; TRANSPORTATION DEVELOPMENT; TRANSPORTATION POLICY;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; CORNWALL [ENGLAND]; ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; NEW SOUTH WALES; SAINT IVES; SYDNEY; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 33847694414     PISSN: 09666923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2006.11.001     Document Type: Article

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