A systems thinking-based grey model for sustainability evaluation of urban tourism

Kybernetes

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 462-479

  Wang, Zheng Xin ^a   Pei, Lingling ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY OF FINANCE AND ECONOMICS   (China)

Author keywords

Decision making; Ecology; Grey systems theory; Social responsibility; Social systems; Sustainability evaluation; Systemic thinking; Tourism management; Urban tourism

Indexed keywords

EID: 84897057830     PISSN: 0368492X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/K-07-2013-0137     Document Type: Article

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