Forest fires' impact on tourism development: A comparative study of Greece and Cyprus

Management of Environmental Quality: An International Journal

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 498-511

  Boustras, Georgios ^a   Boukas, Nikolaos ^a  

^a EUROPEAN UNIVERSITY CYPRUS   (Cyprus)

Author keywords

Cyprus; Forest fires; Greece; Planning process; Suppression effort; Tourism development

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878834115     PISSN: 14777835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/MEQ-09-2012-0058     Document Type: Article

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