Tourism policy, biodiversity conservation and management: A case of the Kruger National Park, South Africa

International Journal of Sustainable Development and World Ecology

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 393-403

  Zhou, L ^a   Seethal, C E P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FORT HARE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Elephant; Environmental matrix; Policy implementation; Policy integration; Water management

Indexed keywords

ECOTOURISM; ELEPHANT; INTEGRATED APPROACH; NATURE CONSERVATION; ORGANIZATIONAL FRAMEWORK; POLICY APPROACH; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; POLICY MAKING; SPECIES CONSERVATION; TOURISM DEVELOPMENT; WATER MANAGEMENT;

KRUGER NATIONAL PARK; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 81255125381     PISSN: 13504509     EISSN: 17452627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13504509.2011.562390     Document Type: Article

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