Not quite paradise: Inadequacies of environmental impact assessment in the Maldives

Tourism Management

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 225-234

  Zubair, Shahida ^a   Bowen, David ^b   Elwin, James ^c  

^a MDV   (United Kingdom)

^b OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Environmental impact assessment (EIA); Environmental impact statement (EIS); Maldives; Sustainable tourism; Tourism planning

Indexed keywords

ECOTOURISM; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS; TOURISM DEVELOPMENT; TOURISM ECONOMICS; TOURISM MANAGEMENT;

MALDIVES;

EID: 78649865978     PISSN: None     EISSN: 02615177     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tourman.2009.12.007     Document Type: Article

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