Unbearable pressures on paradise? tourism and heritage management in luang prabang, a world heritage site

Critical Asian Studies

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 3-22

  Reeves, Keir ^a   Long, Colin ^b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL INFLUENCE; HERITAGE TOURISM; POVERTY ALLEVIATION; RELIGION; STRATEGIC APPROACH; TOURISM DEVELOPMENT; TOURISM ECONOMICS; TOURISM MANAGEMENT; TOURISM MARKET; TOURIST DESTINATION; WORLD HERITAGE SITE;

LAOS; LUANG PRABANG;

EID: 79956299884     PISSN: 14672715     EISSN: 14726033     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14672715.2011.537849     Document Type: Article

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