The spatial-economic impact of cultural events

International Journal of Sustainable Development

Volumn 14, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 309-331

  Kostopoulou, Stella ^a   Kalogirou, Stamatis ^b  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^b HAROKOPIO UNIVERSITY   (Greece)

Author keywords

Cultural event; Economic spatial impact; Film festival; Usiness survey

Indexed keywords

ECONOMICS; SURVEYS;

CULTURAL EVENTS; ECONOMIC BENEFITS; ECONOMIC IMPACTS; ECONOMIC IMPORTANCE; FILM FESTIVALS; LEISURE INDUSTRIES; POLITICAL IMPACT; SPATIAL IMPACTS;

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS;

CULTURAL HERITAGE; FESTIVAL; LEISURE INDUSTRY; TOURISM DEVELOPMENT; TOURISM ECONOMICS; TOURIST DESTINATION;

CENTRAL MACEDONIA; GREECE; THESSALONIKI [CENTRAL MACEDONIA];

THESSALONIKI;

EID: 80051883021     PISSN: 09601406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJSD.2011.041967     Document Type: Article

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