Data availability and accessibility for sustainable tourism: An assessment involving different European coastal tourism destinations

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn , Issue SPEC. ISSUE 56, 2009, Pages 1135-1139

  O'Mahony, C ^a   Ferreira, M ^b   Fernandez Palacios Y ^c,d   Cummins, V ^a   Haroun, R ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

^b EUCC The Coastal Union   (Netherlands)

^c Canary Institute of Marine Science   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Coastal tourism; Eco tourism; Indicator; Sustainability; Visitor information

Indexed keywords

EID: 78649635560     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: 15515036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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