Valuing a historic site with multiple visitor types and missing survey data

Journal of Cultural Heritage

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 102-105

  Melstrom, Richard T ^a  

^a SALISBURY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cultural heritage; Cultural heritage tourism; Historic sites; Outdoor museums; Outdoor recreation; Travel cost method

Indexed keywords

EID: 84921565260     PISSN: 12962074     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.culher.2014.03.005     Document Type: Article

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