Local discourses and international initiatives: Sociocultural sustainability of tourism in Oulanka National Park, Finland

Journal of Sustainable Tourism

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 529-549

  Puhakka, Riikka ^a   Sarkki, Simo ^a   Cottrell, Stuart P ^b   Siikamäki, Pirkko ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^b Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Certification; Finland; National parks; Nature based tourism; PAN Parks; Sustainable tourism

Indexed keywords

ECOTOURISM; NATIONAL PARK; REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT; STAKEHOLDER; SUSTAINABILITY; TOURISM DEVELOPMENT; TOURISM ECONOMICS; TOURISM MARKET; TOURIST ATTRACTION; TOURIST DESTINATION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FINLAND; NORTHERN EUROPE; OULANKA NATIONAL PARK; SCANDINAVIA;

EID: 70349974804     PISSN: 09669582     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09669580802713457     Document Type: Article

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