Rural tourists and their attitudes and motivations towards the practice of environmental activities such as agrotourism

International Journal of Environmental Research

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 255-264

  Leco, F ^a   Perez A ^a   Hernandez J M ^a   Campon A M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXTREMADURA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Agricultural diversification; Agrotourism; Environment; Rural tourism; Sustainability; Tourism management

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL DIVERSIFICATION; ECOTOURISM; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; RURAL AREA; SUSTAINABILITY; TOURISM DEVELOPMENT; TOURISM MANAGEMENT;

SPAIN;

EID: 84880680396     PISSN: 17356865     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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