American and Canadian national park agency responses to declining visitation

Journal of Leisure Research

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 110-132

  Shultis, John ^a   More, Thomas ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b Independent Scholar   (United States)

Author keywords

Declining visitation; National parks; Neoliberalism; Preservation versus use

Indexed keywords

NATIONAL PARK; NEOLIBERALISM; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY; RECREATIONAL FACILITY; RECREATIONAL MANAGEMENT; URBAN AREA;

CANADA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79956101523     PISSN: 00222216     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00222216.2011.11950228     Document Type: Article

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