The Sky and Sustainable Tourism Development: A Case Study of a Dark Sky Reserve Implementation in Alqueva

International Journal of Tourism Research

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 292-302

  Rodrigues, Aurea L O ^a   Rodrigues, Apolónia ^b   Peroff, Deidre M ^c  

^a CPES   (Portugal)

^b Genuineland   (Portugal)

^c NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alqueva; Dark Sky Reserve; Light pollution; Portugal; Rural tourism; Sustainable tourism

Indexed keywords

EID: 84927073328     PISSN: 10992340     EISSN: 15221970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jtr.1987     Document Type: Article

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