Using the concept of yield to assess the sustainability of different tourist types

Ecological Economics

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 420-429

  Becken, S ^a   Simmons, D ^a  

^a LINCOLN UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Indicators; Sustainability assessment; Tourist types; Yield

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; SUSTAINABILITY; TOURISM DEVELOPMENT; TOURIST BEHAVIOR;

AUSTRALASIA; NEW ZEALAND;

EID: 46749107029     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2007.12.025     Document Type: Article

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