The guided hike in Banff National Park: A hermeneutical performance

Journal of Sustainable Tourism

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 182-196

  Henning, Graham K ^a  

^a ADELPHI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Gadamer; Interpretation; Play; Sustainable development; Sustainable tourism; Theatre

Indexed keywords

ECOTOURISM; HERMENEUTICS; MODELING; PARADIGM SHIFT; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PLAY; SUSTAINABILITY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

ALBERTA; BANFF NATIONAL PARK; CANADA;

EID: 77949409728     PISSN: 09669582     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2167/jost668.0     Document Type: Article

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