Promoting Green tourism for future sustainability

Theoretical and Empirical Researches in Urban Management

Volumn 8, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 64-74

  Furqan, Alhilal ^a   Matsom, Ahmad Puad ^a   Hussin, Rosazman ^b  

^a SCHOOL OF PHYSICS   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITI MALAYSIA SABAH   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Certification; Green; Sustainability; Tourism

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; FUTURE PROSPECT; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TOURISM MARKET; TOURIST BEHAVIOR;

EID: 79959634846     PISSN: 20653913     EISSN: 20653921     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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