Comparing methods of measuring image change: A case study of a small-scale community festival

Tourism Analysis

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 349-360

  Li, Xiang ^a   Vogelsong, Hans ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Festival; Image; Image change; Image measurement

Indexed keywords

EID: 34249810239     PISSN: 10835423     EISSN: 19433999     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3727/108354206776162769     Document Type: Article

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