Risk management in outdoor adventure tourism

Tourism in Turbulent Times: Towards Safe Experiences for Visitors

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 171-184

  Morgan, Damian ^a   Dimmock, Kay ^b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 84904782303     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780080457321     Document Type: Chapter

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