Identifying and structuring values to guide the choice of sustainability indicators for tourism development

Sustainability

Volumn 2, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 3074-3099

  Chávez Cortés, Marta ^a   Maya, José Alberto Alcántara ^b  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE SISTEMAS BIOLÓGICOS   (Mexico)

^b Apoyos y Servicios a la Comercialización Agropecuaria ASERCA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Indicators; Sustainability; Touristic developments; Value focused thinking

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867285856     PISSN: 20711050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/su2093074     Document Type: Article

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