Environmental and cultural implications of visitor access in the Kimberley region, Australia

Australian Geographer

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 257-271

  Scherrer, Pascal ^a,b   Smith, Amanda J ^c   Randall, Martin ^c   Dowling, Ross ^b  

^a SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c Department of Environment and Conservation   (Australia)

Author keywords

Access; Culture; Environment; Expedition cruise tourism; Kimberley; Permission; Traditional owners; Visitor impact; Walk trails

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL HERITAGE; INDIGENOUS POPULATION; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; ROCK ART; STAKEHOLDER; TOURISM; TOURIST ATTRACTION;

AUSTRALIA; KIMBERLEY [WESTERN AUSTRALIA]; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 80052247997     PISSN: 00049182     EISSN: 14653311     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00049182.2011.595766     Document Type: Article

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