Tourism in Bario, Sarawak, Malaysia: A case study of pro-poor community-based tourism integrated into community development

Asia Pacific Journal of Tourism Research

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 125-135

  Harris, Roger W ^a  

^a NONE   (China)

Author keywords

Community development; Pro poor tourism; Sarawak

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT; ECOTOURISM; LOCAL ECONOMY; SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT; TOURISM DEVELOPMENT; TOURISM ECONOMICS;

ASIA; EAST MALAYSIA; EURASIA; MALAYSIA; SARAWAK; SOUTHEAST ASIA;

EID: 70449364072     PISSN: 10941665     EISSN: 17416507     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10941660902847179     Document Type: Article

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