Residents' perception and attitudes towards tourism impacts: A case study of the small rural community of Folgaria (Trentino - Italy)

Benchmarking

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 359-385

  Brida, Juan Gabriel ^a   Osti, Linda ^a   Faccioli, Michela ^a  

^a FREE UNIVERSITY OF BOLZANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Attitude surveys; Individual perception; Italy; Rural areas; Tourism

Indexed keywords

EID: 79959267367     PISSN: 14635771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14635771111137769     Document Type: Article

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