Tourism development of World Heritage Sites in China: A geographic perspective

Tourism Management

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 308-319

  Li, Mimi ^a   Wu, Bihu ^b   Cai, Liping ^a,c  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b EAST CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c SOUTH CHINA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

China; Population; Sustainable tourism; World Heritage Sites

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING WORLD; ECOTOURISM; HERITAGE TOURISM; POPULATION PRESSURE; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TOURISM DEVELOPMENT; WORLD HERITAGE SITE;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

EID: 36549065623     PISSN: None     EISSN: 02615177     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tourman.2007.03.013     Document Type: Article

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