Specialist accommodation operations in North Queensland: Barriers to the implementation of environmental management practices

International Journal of Management and Decision Making

Volumn 10, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 201-213

  Carmody, Julie ^a   Zeppel, Heather ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Energy; Environmental management techniques; Framework of nvironmental Behaviour; North Queensland; Specialist accommodation operations; Sustainable practices; Waste management; Water

Indexed keywords

EID: 77958573553     PISSN: 14624621     EISSN: 17415187     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJMDM.2009.024988     Document Type: Article

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