Social and environmental effects of ecotourism in the Osa Peninsula of Costa Rica: The Lapa Rios case

Journal of Ecotourism

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 62-83

  Zambrano, Angelica M Almeyda ^a   Broadbent, Eben N ^a   Durham, William H ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Costa Rica; Ecotourism; Environmental impact; Nested scale analysis; Osa Peninsula; Socioeconomic impact

Indexed keywords

ECOTOURISM; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH; REFORESTATION; REMOTE SENSING; SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACT;

COSTA RICA; OSA PENINSULA; PUNTARENAS;

OSA;

EID: 77649309557     PISSN: 14724049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14724040902953076     Document Type: Article

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