Different shades of green: Environmental management in hotels in Accra

International Journal of Tourism Research

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 450-461

  Mensah, Ishmael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE COAST   (Ghana)

Author keywords

Accra; Class; Environmental management; Green; Hotels; Star

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; SERVICE SECTOR; VOLUNTARY APPROACH; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ACCRA; GHANA; GREATER ACCRA;

EID: 84908482157     PISSN: 10992340     EISSN: 15221970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jtr.1939     Document Type: Article

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