Socio-economic effects of concession-based tourism in New Zealand's national parks

Science for Conservation

Volumn , Issue 309, 2011, Pages 5-91

  Wouters, Mariska ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Abel tasman; Fiordland; Gateway community; National park; Regional economy; Socioeconomic impact assessment; Tongariro; Tourism concession

Indexed keywords

EMPLOYMENT; FUTURE PROSPECT; LOCAL PLANNING; NATIONAL PARK; REGIONAL ECONOMY; SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACT; TOURISM ECONOMICS; TOURISM MARKET; TOURIST DESTINATION;

NEW ZEALAND;

EID: 81255161245     PISSN: 11732946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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