A preliminary analysis of the market for small, medium, and large horticultural shows in England

Event Management

Volumn 12, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 199-208

  Fox, Dorothy ^a   Edwards, Jonathan ^a  

^a BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gardening; Horticultural shows; Segmentation; Visitors

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954129521     PISSN: 15259951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3727/152599509789659786     Document Type: Article

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