Putting leakage in its place: The significance of retained tourism revenue in the local context in rural Uganda

Journal of International Development

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 124-136

  Sandbrook, Chris G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bwindi; Conservation; Development; Leakage; Tourism; Uganda

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING WORLD; ECOTOURISM; INCOME; NATIONAL PARK; NATURE CONSERVATION; RURAL AREA; TOURISM DEVELOPMENT; TOURISM ECONOMICS;

BWINDI IMPENETRABLE NATIONAL PARK; SOUTHERN PROVINCE [UGANDA]; UGANDA;

EID: 72849113445     PISSN: 09541748     EISSN: 10991328     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jid.1507     Document Type: Article

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