Ecotourism for community development: A stakeholder's perspective in great Himalayan National Park

International Journal of Social Ecology and Sustainable Development

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 31-40

  Bansal, S P ^a   Kumar, Jaswinder ^a  

^a HIMACHAL PRADESH UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

ANOVA; Community Development; Ecotourism; Stakeholders; Sustainable Tourism

Indexed keywords

EID: 84887419822     PISSN: 19478402     EISSN: 19478410     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4018/jsesd.2011040103     Document Type: Article

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