Voluntary environmental programs at an alpine ski area: Visitor perceptions, attachment, value orientations, and specialization

Tourism Management

Volumn 35, Issue , 2013, Pages 70-81

  Needham, Mark D ^a   Little, Christopher M ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Environmental programs; Knowledge; Motivations; Place attachment; Recreation specialization; Ski areas; Value orientations

Indexed keywords

ALPINE ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL VALUES; PERCEPTION; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY; RECREATIONAL MANAGEMENT; SPECIALIZATION; TOURISM MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84869881565     PISSN: None     EISSN: 02615177     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tourman.2012.06.001     Document Type: Article

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