Policy Environment for the Tourism Sector's Adaptation to Climate Change in the South Pacific - The Case of Samoa

Asia Pacific Journal of Tourism Research

Volumn 18, Issue 1-2, 2013, Pages 52-71

  Wong, Emma ^a   Jiang, Min ^b   Klint, Louise ^b   DeLacy, Terry ^b   Harrison, David ^c   Dominey Howes, Dale ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^b VICTORIA UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE SOUTH PACIFIC   (Fiji)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

adaptation; climate change; policy; Samoa

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; CLIMATE CHANGE; ECONOMIC IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; POLICY APPROACH; PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP; TOURISM ECONOMICS; TOURISM MANAGEMENT; TOURISM MARKET;

SAMOA;

EID: 84871279064     PISSN: 10941665     EISSN: 17416507     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10941665.2012.688511     Document Type: Article

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