Measuring the ecological impact of tourist wastes: Methodology and cases study of Jiuzhaigou and Huangshan National Park

Shengtai Xuebao/ Acta Ecologica Sinica

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 2764-2773

  Zhang, Jin He ^a  

^a ANHUI NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Eco efficiency of tourism; Huangshan National Park; Jiuzhaigou National Park; Tourist ecological footprint; Tourist wastes

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952791662     PISSN: 10000933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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