Doing sustainability: An application of an inter-disciplinary and mixed-method approach to a regional sustainable tourism project

Journal of Sustainable Tourism

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 355-375

  McGehee, Nancy Gard ^a   Boley, B Bynum ^a   Hallo, Jeffrey C ^b   McGee, John A ^a   Norman, William ^b   Oh, Chi Ok ^c   Goetcheus, Cari ^b  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

gap analysis; interdisciplinary research; mixed methods research; sustainable tourism development

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ECOTOURISM; GIS; GPS; INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH; QUALITY OF LIFE; STAKEHOLDER; SUSTAINABILITY; TOURISM DEVELOPMENT;

APPALACHIANS; BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY; UNITED STATES; VIRGINIA;

EID: 84875303683     PISSN: 09669582     EISSN: 17477646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09669582.2012.709862     Document Type: Article

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