Environmental quality and optimal investment in tourism infrastructures: A small island perspective

Tourism Economics

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 499-513

  Giannoni, Sauveur ^a   Maupertuis, Marie Antoinette ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE CORSE   (France)

Author keywords

Destination life cycle; Environmental quality; Islands; Tourism infrastructure

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; INFRASTRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT; INVESTMENT; PROFITABILITY; TOURISM DEVELOPMENT; TOURIST DESTINATION; TRADE-OFF;

EID: 38349022598     PISSN: 13548166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5367/000000007782696014     Document Type: Article

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