Sustainable tourism development in Niagara: Discussions, theories, projects and insights

International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 258-277

  Jayawardena, Chandana ^a   Patterson, Daniel J ^b   Choi, Chris ^c   Brain, Ryan ^d  

^a GEORGE BROWN COLLEGE   (Canada)

^b Niagara College   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^d Deloitte and Touche LLP   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; Economic sustainability; Environmental management; Tourism development

Indexed keywords

EID: 42649134778     PISSN: 09596119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09596110810866082     Document Type: Review

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