Traffic reduction at visitor attractions: the case of Hadrian's Wall

Journal of Transport Geography

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 142-150

  Guiver, Jo ^a   Lumsdon, Les ^a   Weston, Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Depth interviews; Hadrian's Wall; Tourist attractions; Travel plans

Indexed keywords

SUSTAINABILITY; TOURIST ATTRACTION; TOURIST DESTINATION; TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT; TRAVEL TIME;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 38549170065     PISSN: 09666923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2007.04.007     Document Type: Article

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