Heading into uncharted territory? Exploring the institutional robustness of self-regulation in the Antarctic tourism sector

Journal of Sustainable Tourism

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 411-430

  Haase, Daniela ^a   Lamers, Machiel ^b   Amelung, Bas ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Antarctic tourism; Common pool resources; Institutional design principles; Self regulation; Tourism management; Tourism regulation

Indexed keywords

COMMON PROPERTY RESOURCE; DESIGN; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; REGULATORY APPROACH; STANDARD (REGULATION); TOURISM; TOURISM MANAGEMENT;

ANTARCTICA;

EID: 70449512578     PISSN: 09669582     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09669580802495717     Document Type: Article

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