For what stands the "B" in the cbt concept: Community-based or community-biased tourism? Some insights from Namibia

Tourism Analysis

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 187-202

  Lapeyre, Renaud ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Community based tourism; Namibia; NGOs; Wildlife tourism

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875639162     PISSN: 10835423     EISSN: 19433999     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3727/108354211x13014081270440     Document Type: Article

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