Sustainable tourism rapid indicators for less-developed islands: An economic perspective

International Journal of Tourism Research

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 557-576

  Reddy, Maharaj Vijay ^a  

^a BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Indicator development; Rapid assessment; Sustainable tourism; The Andaman and Nicobar islands

Indexed keywords

BOTTOM-UP APPROACH; DEVELOPING WORLD; DEVELOPMENT INDICATOR; ECOTOURISM; SUSTAINABILITY; TOURISM DEVELOPMENT;

ANDAMANS AND NICOBARS; ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 59849112350     PISSN: 10992340     EISSN: 15221970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jtr.700     Document Type: Review

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