Exploring the ethical standards of alaska cruise ship tourists and the role they inadvertently play in the unsustainable practices of the cruise ship industry

Cruise Tourism in Polar Regions: Promoting Environmental and Social Sustainability?

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 75-92

  Sheppard, Valerie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

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EID: 84862070619     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9781849776394     Document Type: Chapter

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