Pro-poor tourism: Residents' expectations, experiences and perceptions in the Kakum National Park area of Ghana

Journal of Sustainable Tourism

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 197-213

  Akyeampong, Oheneba Akwasi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE COAST   (Ghana)

Author keywords

Expectations; Experiences; Ghana; Livelihoods; Perceptions; Pro poor tourism

Indexed keywords

ECOTOURISM; PERCEPTION; SOCIOECONOMIC SURVEY; TOURISM DEVELOPMENT; TOURISM ECONOMICS; TOURISM MANAGEMENT; TOURISM MARKET; TOURIST DESTINATION;

CENTRAL REGION [GHANA]; GHANA; KAKUM NATIONAL PARK;

EID: 79551716836     PISSN: 09669582     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09669582.2010.509508     Document Type: Article

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