Wildlife tourism as a common pool resource issue: Enabling conditions for sustainability governance

Journal of Sustainable Tourism

Volumn 18, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 831-844

  Moore, Susan A ^a   Rodger, Kate ^a  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Common pool resource; Enabling conditions; Institution; Ningaloo reef; Whale sharks; Wildlife tourism

Indexed keywords

COMMON PROPERTY RESOURCE; ECOTOURISM; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK; MARINE PARK; SHARK; SUSTAINABILITY; TOURISM MANAGEMENT;

AUSTRALIA; NINGALOO REEF; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

RHINCODONTIDAE;

EID: 77955719223     PISSN: 09669582     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09669582.2010.483281     Document Type: Article

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