Public perceptions of destination vulnerability to climate change and implications for long-haul travel decisions to small island states

Journal of Sustainable Tourism

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 939-951

  Huebner, Anna ^a  

^a AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

climate change; public perceptions; risk perceptions; small island states; vulnerability

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; DECISION MAKING; DEVELOPING WORLD; ECONOMIC IMPACT; RISK PERCEPTION; SMALL ISLAND STATE; TOURISM ECONOMICS; TOURISM MANAGEMENT; TOURIST DESTINATION; TRAVEL DEMAND; VULNERABILITY;

PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (SOUTH);

EID: 84865203084     PISSN: 09669582     EISSN: 17477646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09669582.2012.667107     Document Type: Article

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