Towards green guest houses in South Africa: The case of Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal

South African Geographical Journal

Volumn 97, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 123-138

  Hoogendoorn, Gijsbert ^a   Grant, Bronwyn ^a   Fitchett, Jennifer ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Gauteng; green grading; greening; guest houses; KwaZulu Natal; tourism

Indexed keywords

ECOTOURISM; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; TOURIST DESTINATION;

GAUTENG; KWAZULU-NATAL; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 84931056286     PISSN: 03736245     EISSN: 21512418     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03736245.2015.1028977     Document Type: Article

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