Wildlife tours in Australia: Characteristics, the place of science and sustainable futures

Journal of Sustainable Tourism

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 160-179

  Rodger, Kate ^a   Moore, Susan A ^a   Newsome, David ^a  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Interactions; Management; Science; Tourism industry; Wildlife tourism

Indexed keywords

ECOTOURISM; EDUCATION; SUSTAINABILITY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TOURISM DEVELOPMENT; TOURISM MANAGEMENT; TOURIST ATTRACTION; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; NORTHERN TERRITORY; TASMANIA; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 33947693729     PISSN: 09669582     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2167/jost619.0     Document Type: Article

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