How do environmental knowledge, environmental sensitivity, and place attachment affect environmentally responsible behavior? An integrated approach for sustainable island tourism

Journal of Sustainable Tourism

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 557-576

  Cheng, Tien Ming ^a   Wu, Homer C ^b  

^a NATIONAL CHIAYI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAICHUNG UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

environmental knowledge; environmental sensitivity; environmentally responsible behavior; place attachment; sustainable tourism development

Indexed keywords

ECOTOURISM; IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS; KNOWLEDGE; TOURISM DEVELOPMENT; TOURISM MANAGEMENT; TOURIST ATTRACTION; TOURIST BEHAVIOR;

PENGHU ISLANDS; TAIWAN;

EID: 84908011884     PISSN: 09669582     EISSN: 17477646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09669582.2014.965177     Document Type: Article

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