A comprehensive framework for tourism and recreation drought vulnerability reduction

Environmental Research Letters

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2013, Pages

  Thomas, Deborah S K ^a   Wilhelmi, Olga V ^b   Finnessey, Taryn N ^c   Deheza, Veva ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^c Wildlife Health Program   (United States)

^d NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

drought; emergency management; recreation; resource management; tourism

Indexed keywords

RISK MANAGEMENT;

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORKS; EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT; RECREATION; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT; SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; TOURISM; VULNERABILITY REDUCTIONS;

DROUGHT;

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; DROUGHT; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ECONOMIC IMPACT; ECOTOURISM; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; STAKEHOLDER; TOP-DOWN APPROACH; TOURISM DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 84891935342     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17489326     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/8/4/044004     Document Type: Article

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