Assessing the impact of tourism on the physical environment of a small coastal town: Girne, Northern Cyprus

European Planning Studies

Volumn 18, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1485-1505

  Vehbi, Beser Oktay ^a   Doratli, Naciye ^a  

^a EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; SMALL TOWN; STRATEGIC APPROACH; TOURISM; TOURISM MANAGEMENT;

CYPRUS; KYRENIA;

EID: 77956015152     PISSN: 09654313     EISSN: 14695944     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09654313.2010.492587     Document Type: Article

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