Goal programming synthetic indicators: An application for sustainable tourism in Andalusian coastal counties

Ecological Economics

Volumn 69, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 2158-2172

  Blancas, Francisco J ^a   Caballero, Rafael ^b   González, Mercedes ^b   Lozano Oyola, Macarena ^a   Pérez, Fátima ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD PABLO DE OLAVIDE   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MÁLAGA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Goal programming; Sustainable tourism; Synthetic indicators

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; ECOTOURISM; GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE; METHODOLOGY; SUSTAINABILITY;

ANDALUCIA; SPAIN;

EID: 77956172858     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2010.06.016     Document Type: Article

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