Golf-centered development in coastal Mediterranean Europe: A soft sustainability test

Journal of Sustainable Tourism

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 441-462

  Briassoulis, Helen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE AEGEAN   (Greece)

Author keywords

Coastal Mediterranean Europe; Golf tourism; Sustainable development

Indexed keywords

GOLF COURSE; REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT; REGIONAL PLANNING; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TOURISM DEVELOPMENT; TOURISM MANAGEMENT;

MEDITERRANEAN REGION; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

EID: 35649025293     PISSN: 09669582     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2167/jost722.0     Document Type: Article

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