Environmental Impacts of Rural Second Home Tourism – Case Lake District in Finland

Scandinavian Journal of Hospitality and Tourism

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 243-265

  Hiltunen, Mervi J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Ecological sustainability; Environmental impacts; Rural Finland; Second homes

Indexed keywords

EID: 47149108425     PISSN: 15022250     EISSN: 15022269     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15022250701312335     Document Type: Article

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