Recreation specialization and site choice among vehicle-based campers

Leisure Sciences

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 309-322

  McFarlane, Bonita L ^a  

^a NORTHERN FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Camping; Enduring involvement; Recreation specialization; Site choice

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDINAL SURVEY; HOUSEHOLD INCOME; OUTDOOR RECREATION; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY;

ALBERTA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 4043113378     PISSN: 01490400     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01490400490461981     Document Type: Article

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