Visitors' attitudes towards China's national forest park policy, roles and functions, and appropriate use

Journal of Sustainable Tourism

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 63-84

  Huang, Yi ^a   Deng, Jinyang ^b   Li, Jian ^c   Zhong, Yongde ^d  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c ZHEJIANG A F UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY OF FORESTRY AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

China; National forest park; Protected areas; Visitor attitudes

Indexed keywords

ECOTOURISM; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; PARK MANAGEMENT; PROTECTED AREA; TOURISM MANAGEMENT; TOURIST BEHAVIOR; TOURIST DESTINATION;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

EID: 39049146031     PISSN: 09669582     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2167/jost720.0     Document Type: Article

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