Risk and a changing environment for Antarctic tourism

Current Issues in Tourism

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 387-399

  Maher, Patrick T ^a   Johnston, Margaret E ^b   Dawson, Jackie P ^c   Noakes, Jamie ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF THE FRASER VALLEY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Antarctic tourism; Environmental change; Risk

Indexed keywords

EID: 79955758749     PISSN: 13683500     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13683500.2010.491896     Document Type: Note

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