Does more interpretation lead to greater outcomes? An assessment of the impacts of multiple layers of interpretation in a zoo context

Journal of Sustainable Tourism

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 91-105

  Weiler, Betty ^a   Smith, Liam ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Interpretation; Sustainable tourism; Tourist behaviour; Visitor attitudes; Wildlife tourism

Indexed keywords

ECOTOURISM; TOURISM MANAGEMENT; TOURIST BEHAVIOR; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT; ZOO;

EID: 61349188372     PISSN: 09669582     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09669580802359319     Document Type: Article

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