An alternative approach to community-based ecotourism: A bottom-up locally initiated non-monetised project in Papua New Guinea

Journal of Sustainable Tourism

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 880-899

  Sakata, Hana ^a   Prideaux, Bruce ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

community agency; community based ecotourism; indigenous tourism; non monetised economy; Papua New Guinea; social enterprise

Indexed keywords

BOTTOM-UP APPROACH; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; ECOTOURISM; INDIGENOUS POPULATION; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

PAPUA NEW GUINEA;

EID: 84880945114     PISSN: 09669582     EISSN: 17477646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09669582.2012.756493     Document Type: Article

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