How Important Is Sustainability Education to Hospitality Programs?

Journal of Teaching in Travel and Tourism

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 165-187

  Deale, Cynthia S ^a   Barber, Nelson ^b  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

Author keywords

education; green initiatives; hospitality; management; sustainability

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861596026     PISSN: 15313220     EISSN: 15313239     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15313220.2012.678211     Document Type: Article

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