Examining tourism operators' responses to environmental regulation: The role of regulatory perceptions and relationships

Current Issues in Tourism

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 126-143

  Russell, Sally V ^a   Lafferty, George ^b   Loudoun, Rebecca ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

^c GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Environmental regulation; Perceptions of regulation; Perceptions of regulators; Regulatory relationships

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION; PERCEPTION; REGULATORY APPROACH; SPATIAL COGNITION; TOURISM;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

EID: 41849122707     PISSN: 13683500     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2167/cit319.0     Document Type: Article

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