Dive tourism in Luganville, Vanuatu: Shocks, stressors, and vulnerability to climate change

Tourism in Marine Environments

Volumn 8, Issue 1-2, 2012, Pages 91-109

  Klint, Louise Munk ^a   Jiang, Min ^a   Law, Alexandra ^a   DeLacy, Terry ^a   Filep, Sebastian ^a   Calgaro, Emma ^b   Dominey Howes, Dale ^c   Harrison, David ^d  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF THE SOUTH PACIFIC   (Fiji)

Author keywords

Climate change; Dive tourism; Shocks and stressors; Vanuatu; Vulnerability

Indexed keywords

EID: 84858009841     PISSN: 1544273X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3727/154427312X13262430524225     Document Type: Article

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