Sustainable urban tourism: understanding and developing visitor pro-environmental behaviours

Journal of Sustainable Tourism

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 26-46

  Miller, Dale ^a   Merrilees, Bill ^a   Coghlan, Alexandra ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

eco cities; environmentally friendly destinations; mass tourism; tourist social responsibility; tourists sustainable behaviour; urban destinations

Indexed keywords

ECOTOURISM; INFRASTRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT; SUSTAINABILITY; TOURISM DEVELOPMENT; TOURISM ECONOMICS; TOURISM MARKET; TOURIST DESTINATION; URBAN AREA; URBAN TRANSPORT;

AUSTRALIA; MELBOURNE; VICTORIA [AUSTRALIA];

EID: 84911005549     PISSN: 09669582     EISSN: 17477646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09669582.2014.912219     Document Type: Article

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