Greenways: A sustainable leisure experience concept for both communities and tourists

Journal of Sustainable Tourism

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 657-674

  Mundet, Lluís ^a   Coenders, Germà ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GIRONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Qualitative research; Quantitative research; Sports tourism; Sustainable tourism; Tourism impacts; Trails

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; ECOTOURISM; PERCEPTION; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY; SPORT; TOURISM MANAGEMENT;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA; PYRENEES; SPAIN;

EID: 77952708565     PISSN: 09669582     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09669581003668524     Document Type: Article

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