Theorising scenario analysis to improve future perspective planning in tourism

Journal of Sustainable Tourism

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 779-800

  Moriarty, John P ^a,b  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

^b J and H Moriarty Limited   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

benchmarking; future planning; scenarios; sensemaking; sustainability; tourism futures

Indexed keywords

BENCHMARKING; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; PLANNING THEORY; POLICY MAKING; RESEARCH WORK; THEORETICAL STUDY; TOURISM DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 84863917356     PISSN: 09669582     EISSN: 17477646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09669582.2012.673619     Document Type: Article

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