Environmental sustainable management of small rural tourist enterprises

International Journal of Environmental Research

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 407-414

  Ferrari, G ^a   Mondejar Jimenez J ^b   Vargas Vargas, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CASTILLA LA MANCHA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Ecopreneur; Environment; FIMIX; PLS; Sustainable Rural Tourism

Indexed keywords

ECOTOURISM; ENTREPRENEUR; LEAST SQUARES METHOD; MODELING; PROFITABILITY; RURAL AREA; SUSTAINABILITY; TOURISM MANAGEMENT;

EID: 77955486570     PISSN: 17356865     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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