Links between nature-based tourism, protected areas, poverty alleviation and crises-The example of Wasini Island (Kenya)

Journal of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism

Volumn 1-2, Issue , 2013, Pages 18-28

  Job, Hubert ^a   Paesler, Ferdinand ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Crises; Kenya; Land use change; Nature based tourism; Poverty alleviation; Protected areas

Indexed keywords

EID: 84883495897     PISSN: 22130780     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jort.2013.04.004     Document Type: Article

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