Visitor satisfaction and place attachment in national parks

Tourism Analysis

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 287-300

  Ramkissoon, Haywantee ^a   Smith, Liam David Graham ^a   Kneebone, Sarah ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

First and second order factor; National parks; Place attachment; Unidimensional; Visitor satisfaction

Indexed keywords

EID: 84917735808     PISSN: 10835423     EISSN: 19433999     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3727/108354214X14029467968402     Document Type: Article

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