Progressing the sustainability debate: A knowledge management approach to sustainable tourism planning

Current Issues in Tourism

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 429-455

  Ruhanen, Lisa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Knowledge management; Planning; Policy; Sustainable development

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC RESEARCH; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; RECREATIONAL POLICY; SUSTAINABILITY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TOURISM DEVELOPMENT; TOURISM MANAGEMENT; TOURIST DESTINATION;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; QUEENSLAND;

EID: 57349084686     PISSN: 13683500     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13683500802316030     Document Type: Article

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