Antarctic tourists: Ambassadors or consumers?

Polar Record

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 233-241

  Powell, Robert B ^a   Kellert, Stephen R ^b   Ham, Sam H ^c,d  

^a CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Yale School of the Environment   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

^d MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE; KNOWLEDGE; TOURISM; TOURIST BEHAVIOR;

ANTARCTICA;

EID: 44449165985     PISSN: 00322474     EISSN: 14753057     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0032247408007456     Document Type: Article

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