Opposition to golf-related tourism development: An interpretivist analysis of an online petition

Journal of Sustainable Tourism

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 673-693

  Briassoulis, Helen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE AEGEAN   (Greece)

Author keywords

Cavo sidero; Crete; Golf related tourism development; Online petitions; Opposition

Indexed keywords

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; DECISION MAKING; GOLF COURSE; INTERNET; RESEARCH WORK; TOURISM DEVELOPMENT; TOURISM MANAGEMENT; TOURISM MARKET;

CRETE; GREECE;

EID: 79959334867     PISSN: 09669582     EISSN: 17477646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09669582.2010.548559     Document Type: Article

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