Community agency and sustainable tourism development: The case of La Fortuna, Costa Rica

Journal of Sustainable Tourism

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 735-756

  Matarrita Cascante, David ^a   Brennan, Mark Anthony ^b   Luloff, A E ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Community agency; Community based tourism; Costa Rica; Field theory; La Fortuna; Sustainable tourism

Indexed keywords

ECOTOURISM; PSYCHOLOGY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TOURISM DEVELOPMENT; TOURISM MARKET; TOURIST BEHAVIOR;

COSTA RICA;

EID: 77953940080     PISSN: 09669582     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09669581003653526     Document Type: Article

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