Globalization, tourism and local living conditions on Jamaica's north coast

Singapore Journal of Tropical Geography

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 204-219

  Dodman, David ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENT AND DEVELOPMENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Civil society; Globalization; Jamaica; Political ecology; Tourism; Urban environments

Indexed keywords

CIVIL SOCIETY; COLLECTIVE ACTION; DATA SET; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; GLOBALIZATION; LIVING STANDARD; NEGOTIATION PROCESS; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; SOCIAL NETWORK; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS; STAKEHOLDER; TOURISM DEVELOPMENT; TOURISM ECONOMICS;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; GREATER ANTILLES; JAMAICA;

EID: 67749089332     PISSN: 01297619     EISSN: 14679493     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9493.2009.00362.x     Document Type: Article

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