Applying diffusion theory to destination stakeholder understanding of sustainable tourism development: a case from Thailand

Journal of Sustainable Tourism

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1107-1124

  Dabphet, Siripen ^a   Scott, Noel ^b   Ruhanen, Lisa ^b  

^a NARESUAN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

change agent; communication channels; destination management; diffusion theory; networks; sustainable tourism development

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION; ECOTOURISM; GOVERNMENT; IDENTIFICATION KEY; STAKEHOLDER; TOURISM DEVELOPMENT; TOURIST DESTINATION;

THAILAND;

EID: 84869762058     PISSN: 09669582     EISSN: 17477646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09669582.2012.673618     Document Type: Article

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