The role of social capital in encouraging residents' pro-environmental behaviors in community-based ecotourism

Tourism Management

Volumn 41, Issue , 2014, Pages 190-201

  Liu, Jingyan ^a   Qu, Hailin ^a,b   Huang, Danyu ^a   Chen, Gezhi ^c   Yue, Xiao ^a   Zhao, Xinyuan ^a   Liang, Zhuida ^a  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c GUANGDONG UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION   (China)

Author keywords

Community participation; Community based ecotourism; Economic benefits; Local residents; Pro environmental behaviors; Social capital

Indexed keywords

ECOTOURISM; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; SOCIAL CAPITAL; TOURISM DEVELOPMENT; TOURISM ECONOMICS; TOURIST DESTINATION;

CHINA;

EID: 84885467122     PISSN: None     EISSN: 02615177     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tourman.2013.08.016     Document Type: Article

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