Residents' perceptions towards the impacts of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games

Journal of Travel Research

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 78-91

  Zhou, Yong ^a   Ap, John ^b  

^a MACAU UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Macao)

^b HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

2008 Olympic Games; Beijing; Impacts; Mega event; Residents' perceptions

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC IMPACT; OLYMPIC GAMES; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGY; PUBLIC ATTITUDE; SOCIAL IMPACT; TOURISM DEVELOPMENT;

ASIA; BEIJING [CHINA]; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

EID: 70349217269     PISSN: 00472875     EISSN: 15526763     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0047287508328792     Document Type: Article

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