Facilitating public participation in tourism planning on American Indian reservations: A case study involving the Nominal Group Technique

Tourism Management

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 684-690

  Spencer, Daniel M ^a  

^a BLACK HILLS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

American Indian reservations; Citizen input; Group process; Native American reservations; Nominal Group Technique; Public participation; Tourism planning

Indexed keywords

HERITAGE TOURISM; INDIGENOUS POPULATION; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; PLANNING PROCESS; TOURISM DEVELOPMENT; TOURISM MANAGEMENT;

LAKE TRAVERSE; NORTH DAKOTA; SOUTH DAKOTA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77952320644     PISSN: None     EISSN: 02615177     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tourman.2009.07.002     Document Type: Article

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