ZMET: A psychological approach to understanding unsustainable tourism mobility

Journal of Sustainable Tourism

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 1036-1048

  Khoo Lattimore, Catheryn ^a   Prideaux, Bruce ^b  

^a TAYLOR S UNIVERSITY   (Malaysia)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

photography; qualitative method; tourist behaviour; ZMET

Indexed keywords

ECOTOURISM; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; PHOTOGRAPHY; PLANNING METHOD; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SUSTAINABILITY; TOURIST DESTINATION; TRANSPORTATION MODE;

EID: 84888007925     PISSN: 09669582     EISSN: 17477646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09669582.2013.815765     Document Type: Article

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