Public-private partnerships in the ecotourism sector: A Portuguese case study

World Review of Entrepreneurship, Management and Sustainable Development

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 365-392

  Franco, Mário ^a   Quintela, Fátima ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BEIRA INTERIOR   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Ecotourism; Environmental tourism; Partnerships; Portugal; PPPs; Protected areas; Public and private sectors; Public private partnerships; Stakeholders

Indexed keywords

EID: 84879661361     PISSN: 17460573     EISSN: 17460581     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/WREMSD.2013.054740     Document Type: Article

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