Host perceptions of tourism: A review of the research

Tourism Management

Volumn 42, Issue , 2014, Pages 37-49

  Sharpley, Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Residents' perceptions; Tourism impacts; Tourist host encounters

Indexed keywords

PERCEPTION; SOCIAL IMPACT; TOURISM; TOURISM DEVELOPMENT; TOURISM MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84887542220     PISSN: None     EISSN: 02615177     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tourman.2013.10.007     Document Type: Review

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