Community-based ecotourism: Its socio-economic impacts at Boabeng-Fiema Monkey Sanctuary, Ghana

Bulletin of Geography

Volumn 26, Issue 26, 2014, Pages 67-81

  Eshun, Gabriel ^a,b   Tonto, Joycelyn Naana Pokuaa ^a  

^a KWAME NKRUMAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Ghana)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Boabeng Fiema; community participation; Community based ecotourism; Ghana; socio economic impact

Indexed keywords

EID: 84919694531     PISSN: 17324254     EISSN: 17324254     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/bog-2014-0045     Document Type: Article

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