A closer examination of the impact of zoo visits on visitor behaviour

Journal of Sustainable Tourism

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 544-562

  Smith, Liam ^a   Broad, Sue ^a   Weiler, Betty ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Education; Tourist behaviour; Visitors; Wildlife tourism

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION; NATURE CONSERVATION; TOURIST BEHAVIOR;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

AVES;

EID: 55049128866     PISSN: 09669582     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2167/jost817.0     Document Type: Article

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