Perceptions and adaptation strategies of the tourism industry to climate change: The case of Finnish nature-based tourism entrepreneurs

International Journal of Innovation and Sustainable Development

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 214-228

  Saarinen, Jarkko ^a   Tervo, Kaarina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Climate change; Finland; Nature based tourism; Summer tourism; Tourism entrepreneurs; Winter tourism

Indexed keywords

EID: 34047271985     PISSN: 17408822     EISSN: 17408830     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJISD.2006.012423     Document Type: Article

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