Wilderness and cultural tour guides, place identity and sustainable tourism in remote areas

Journal of Sustainable Tourism

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 825-844

  de la Barre, Suzanne ^a  

^a VANCOUVER ISLAND UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

guides; narratives; place identity; remote areas; sustainable tourism; Yukon

Indexed keywords

ECOTOURISM; ENTREPRENEUR; HERITAGE TOURISM; LIFESTYLE;

CANADA; YUKON TERRITORY;

EID: 84880959276     PISSN: 09669582     EISSN: 17477646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09669582.2012.737798     Document Type: Review

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