Changing tourism patterns, capital accumulation, and urban water consumption in Mallorca, Spain: a sustainability fix?

Journal of Sustainable Tourism

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 770-796

  Hof, Angela ^a   Blázquez Salom, Macià ^b  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITAT DE LES ILLES BALEARS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Mediterranean coast; Residential tourism; Social power; Spatial fix; Urban and tourist water use

Indexed keywords

CAPITAL PROVISION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECOTOURISM; INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH; LAND USE; SUSTAINABILITY; TOURISM DEVELOPMENT; WATER USE;

BALEARIC ISLANDS; MAJORCA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; SPAIN;

EID: 84926410259     PISSN: 09669582     EISSN: 17477646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09669582.2014.991397     Document Type: Article

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