Environmental performance of tourism accommodations in the protected areas: Case of Goreme Historical National Park

International Journal of Hospitality Management

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 406-414

  Erdogan, Nazmiye ^a   Tosun, Cevat ^b  

^a BASKENT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b MUSTAFA KEMAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Environmental performance; Environmentally sensitive design; Goreme Historical National Park; Protected areas

Indexed keywords

EID: 64049090755     PISSN: 02784319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhm.2009.01.005     Document Type: Article

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