Rationalising inappropriate behaviour at contested sites

Journal of Sustainable Tourism

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 369-385

  McKercher, Bob ^a   Weber, Karin ^a   du Cros, Hilary ^b  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b INSTITUTE FOR TOURISM STUDIES   (Macao)

Author keywords

Neutralisation theory; Uluru; Visitor behaviour; Visitor impacts

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL HERITAGE; TOURIST BEHAVIOR;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; AYERS ROCK; NORTHERN TERRITORY;

EID: 49349103548     PISSN: 09669582     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2167/jost778.0     Document Type: Article

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