How to use sustainability indicators for tourism planning: The case of rural tourism in Andalusia (Spain)

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 412-413, Issue , 2011, Pages 28-45

  Blancas, F J ^a   Lozano Oyola, M ^a   Gonzalez M ^b   Guerrero, F M ^a   Caballero, R ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD PABLO DE OLAVIDE   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MÁLAGA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Composite indicators; Distance; Indicators system; Principal component analysis; Rural tourism; Sustainable tourism

Indexed keywords

ANDALUSIA; COMPOSITE INDICATORS; DISTANCE; POLICY MAKERS; PRACTICAL GUIDELINES; PRINCIPAL COMPONENTS; STATISTICAL INFORMATION; SUSTAINABILITY INDICATORS; SUSTAINABLE TOURISM; TOURIST ACTIVITIES;

INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS;

BENCHMARKING; POLICY MAKING; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; RURAL PLANNING; SUSTAINABILITY; TOURISM DEVELOPMENT; TOURISM MANAGEMENT; TOURIST DESTINATION;

ARTICLE; CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; ENVIRONMENTAL RECLAMATION; ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN IMPACT (ENVIRONMENT); MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RURAL HYGIENE; SPAIN; TOURISM;

CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ENVIRONMENT; INFORMATION SERVICES; MODELS, THEORETICAL; POLICY MAKING; RECREATION; SPAIN; TRAVEL;

ANDALUCIA; SPAIN;

EID: 84855856115     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: 18791026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2011.09.066     Document Type: Article

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