Visitors' satisfaction, perceptions and gap analysis: The case of Dadia-Lefkimi-Souflion National Park

Forest Policy and Economics

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 163-172

  Arabatzis, Garyfallos ^a   Grigoroudis, Evangelos ^b  

^a DEMOCRITUS UNIVERSITY OF THRACE   (Greece)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Ecotourism; Gap analysis; MUSA system; National Park; Visitors' satisfaction

Indexed keywords

BIRDS OF PREY; CRITICAL POINTS; ECO-TOURISMS; GAP ANALYSIS; HUMAN ACTIVITIES; LEVEL OF SERVICE; MULTI-CRITERIA; NATIONAL PARKS; PROTECTED AREAS;

BIRDS; ECOLOGY; EQUATIONS OF STATE;

PARKS;

AVES; RAPTORES;

EID: 74849119668     PISSN: 13899341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forpol.2009.09.008     Document Type: Article

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