The motivations and environmental attitudes of nature-based visitors to protected areas in Hong Kong

International Journal of Sustainable Development and World Ecology

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 28-38

  Cheung, Lewis T O ^a   Fok, Lincoln ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b THE EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

environmental attitudes; Hong Kong; motivations; nature based visitors; protected areas

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; CONSERVATION PLANNING; PROTECTED AREA;

CHINA; HONG KONG;

EID: 84896700104     PISSN: 13504509     EISSN: 17452627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13504509.2013.832711     Document Type: Article

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