Geotourism's Global Growth

Geoheritage

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-13

  Dowling, Ross K ^a  

^a EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Geoheritage; Geoparks; Geosites; Geotourism

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL HERITAGE; ECOTOURISM; FAUNA; FLORA; GLACIATION; GLOBALIZATION; GROWTH RATE; OUTCROP; TOURISM DEVELOPMENT; TOURIST BEHAVIOR; UNESCO; URBAN AREA;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 84861324459     PISSN: 18672477     EISSN: 18672485     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12371-010-0024-7     Document Type: Article

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