Regional competition and sustainable development: A game theory model for tourism destinations

European Planning Studies

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 669-681

  Sheng, Li ^a  

^a MACAO POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (Macao)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT; STRATEGIC APPROACH; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TOURISM DEVELOPMENT; TOURIST DESTINATION;

EID: 79953690202     PISSN: 09654313     EISSN: 14695944     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09654313.2011.548470     Document Type: Article

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