Complexity in tourism policies. A Cognitive Mapping Approach

Annals of Tourism Research

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 1110-1134

  Farsari, Ioanna ^a   Butler, Richard W ^b   Szivas, Edith ^c  

^a TECHNOLOGICAL EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CRETE   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cognitive mapping; Complexity; Greece; Policy; Sustainable

Indexed keywords

COGNITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPLEXITY; ECOTOURISM; POLICY ANALYSIS; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; SUSTAINABILITY; TOURISM DEVELOPMENT; TOURISM ECONOMICS; TOURISM MANAGEMENT;

GREECE;

EID: 79959817463     PISSN: 01607383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annals.2011.03.007     Document Type: Article

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