Measuring responsibility: An appraisal of a Scottish National Park's sustainable tourism indicators

Journal of Sustainable Tourism

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 276-297

  Blackstock, Kirsty L ^a   White, Vicki ^a   McCrum, Gillian ^a   Scott, Alister ^b   Hunter, Colin ^b  

^a SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hosts and guests; National park; Responsible tourism; Stakeholders; Sustainable tourism indicators

Indexed keywords

ECOTOURISM; NATIONAL PARK; STAKEHOLDER; SUSTAINABILITY; TOURIST BEHAVIOR;

EURASIA; EUROPE; SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 49349114141     PISSN: 09669582     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2167/jost787.0     Document Type: Article

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