Buying up nature: Economic and social impacts of Costa Rica's ecotourism boom

Latin American Perspectives

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 93-107

  Horton, Lynn R ^a  

^a CHAPMAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Central America; Costa Rica; Ecotourism; Environment; Sustainable development

Indexed keywords

ECOTOURISM; SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACT; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TOURISM DEVELOPMENT;

CENTRAL AMERICA; COSTA RICA;

OSA;

EID: 66649105795     PISSN: 0094582X     EISSN: 1552678X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0094582X09334299     Document Type: Article

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