An ecotourism behavioural model of national forest recreation areas in Taiwan

International Forestry Review

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 771-785

  Lee, T H ^a  

^a NATIONAL YUNLIN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Ecotourism; National forest recreation areas; Satisfaction; Taiwan; Theory of planned behaviour

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDINAL SURVEY; ECOTOURISM; NATIONAL PARK; RECREATIONAL DEVELOPMENT; RECREATIONAL FACILITY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TOURIST ATTRACTION;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; TAIWAN;

EID: 67549093226     PISSN: 14655489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1505/ifor.9.3.771     Document Type: Article

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