The human dimensions of wildlife tourism in a developing country: Watching spinner dolphins at Lovina, Bali, Indonesia

Journal of Sustainable Tourism

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 229-251

  Mustika, Putu Liza Kusuma ^a   Birtles, Alastair ^a   Everingham, Yvette ^a   Marsh, Helene ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

nature based tourism; sustainable tourism; tourist behaviour; wildlife tourism

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; DEVELOPING WORLD; DOLPHIN; ECOTOURISM; TOURISM MANAGEMENT; TOURIST BEHAVIOR; TOURIST DESTINATION; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

BALI; INDONESIA; LESSER SUNDA ISLANDS; LOVINA; SUNDA ISLES;

CETACEA; STENELLA (CETACEA);

EID: 84874186373     PISSN: 09669582     EISSN: 17477646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09669582.2012.692881     Document Type: Article

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