Uncovering the essence of the climate change adaptation problem-a case study of the tourism sector at Alpine Shire, Victoria, Australia

Tourism and Hospitality, Planning and Development

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 237-252

  Roman, Carolina E ^a   Lynch, Amanda H ^a   Dominey Howes, Dale ^b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

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EID: 77956910993     PISSN: 1479053X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1479053X.2010.503049     Document Type: Article

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