Expedition cruise visits to protected areas in the Canadian Arctic: Issues of sustainability and change for an emerging market

Tourism

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 55-70

  Maher, Pat T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canadian Arctic; Change; Expedition cruise ships; Protected areas; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

EID: 84862058219     PISSN: 13327461     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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