Visitor books in the management of rock art sites: An evaluation using Carnarvon Gorge as a test case

Rock Art Research

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 251-264

  Franklin, Natalie R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Carnarvon Gorge; Visitor attitude; Visitor book; Visitor management

Indexed keywords

EID: 81255207226     PISSN: 08130426     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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