Protected Area Visitor Willingness to Participate in Site Enhancement Activities

Journal of Travel Research

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 377-391

  Weaver, David Bruce ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

ecotourism; loyalty; protected areas; sustainable tourism; VBN theory; volunteer tourism

Indexed keywords

ALTRUISM; ECOTOURISM; NATIONAL PARK; NATURE CONSERVATION; PROTECTED AREA; VOLUNTARY APPROACH;

AUSTRALIA; GOLD COAST; QUEENSLAND;

EID: 84876036054     PISSN: 00472875     EISSN: 15526763     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0047287512467704     Document Type: Article

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