A comparative study of tourism impacts on alpine ecosystems in the Sagarmatha (Mt. Everest) National Park, Nepal and the Huascarán National park, Peru

Ecotourism and Environmental Sustainability: Principles and Practice

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 51-71

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