Exploring Contexts of Place: The Role of Setting and Activity in a High-amenity Tourism Community

Tourism Geographies

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 531-548

  Amsden, Ben ^a   Stedman, Richard C ^b   Luloff, A E ^c  

^a PLYMOUTH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^c PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

discriminant analysis; high amenity community; photography; Sense of place; tourism; tourism dependence; volunteering

Indexed keywords

AMENITY; DATA SET; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; NATURAL RESOURCE; PHOTOGRAPHY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RECREATIONAL MANAGEMENT; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; SENSE OF PLACE; TOURISM DEVELOPMENT;

ALASKA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84859233525     PISSN: 14616688     EISSN: 14701340     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14616688.2011.590518     Document Type: Article

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