Nature-based tourism in private forests: Stakeholder management balancing the interests of entrepreneurs and forest owners?

Journal of Rural Studies

Volumn 35, Issue , 2014, Pages 70-79

  Matilainen, Anne ^a   Lähdesmäki, Merja ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Free public access; Nature based tourism; Private forest owner; Qualitative study; Stakeholder approach

Indexed keywords

ENTREPRENEUR; FOREST; OWNERSHIP; PUBLIC ACCESS; RURAL AREA; STAKEHOLDER; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TOURISM DEVELOPMENT; TOURISM MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84899837009     PISSN: 07430167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jrurstud.2014.04.007     Document Type: Article

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