Community-based ecotourism in Bhutan: Expert evaluation of stakeholder-based scenarios

International Journal of Sustainable Development and World Ecology

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 397-411

  Gurung, Dhan Bahadur ^a   Scholz, Roland W ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Bhutan; Community based ecotourism; Criteria; Local community; National park; Scenarios

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECOTOURISM; INFRASTRUCTURE; NATIONAL PARK; NATURE CONSERVATION; SOCIAL CONFLICT; STAKEHOLDER; TOURISM DEVELOPMENT;

ASIA; BHUTAN; EURASIA; JIGME DORJI NATIONAL PARK; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 56249083914     PISSN: 13504509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3843/SusDev.15.5:1     Document Type: Article

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