Composite indicator for the assessment of sustainability: The case of Cuban nature-based tourism destinations

Ecological Indicators

Volumn 29, Issue , 2013, Pages 316-324

  Pérez, Víctor ^a,c   Guerrero, Flor ^c   González, Mercedes ^b   Pérez, Fátima ^b   Caballero, Rafael ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE PINAR DEL RÍO   (Cuba)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MÁLAGA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSIDAD PABLO DE OLAVIDE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Composite indicator; Nature based tourism; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE INDICATORS; NATURE-BASED TOURISM; REFERENCE POINTS; TOURISM PLANNING;

DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS;

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; ECOTOURISM; GUIDELINE; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SUSTAINABILITY; TOURISM DEVELOPMENT; TOURISM MANAGEMENT; TOURIST DESTINATION;

CUBA;

EID: 84873632927     PISSN: 1470160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2012.12.027     Document Type: Article

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