Tourism and dependency: An analysis of Bigodi village, Uganda

Tourism Management

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1206-1214

  Lepp, Andrew ^a  

^a KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Africa; Dependency; Development; Locus of control; Park management

Indexed keywords

PARK MANAGEMENT; RURAL AREA; RURAL DEVELOPMENT; TOURISM DEVELOPMENT; TOURISM MANAGEMENT; TOURIST DESTINATION;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; UGANDA;

EID: 52049083894     PISSN: None     EISSN: 02615177     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tourman.2008.03.004     Document Type: Article

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