Addressing the threats to tourism sustainability using systems thinking: a case study of Cat Ba Island, Vietnam

Journal of Sustainable Tourism

Volumn 23, Issue 10, 2015, Pages 1504-1528

  Mai, Thanh ^a   Smith, Carl ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

dynamic complexity; feedback loops; sustainable development; systems

Indexed keywords

ECOTOURISM; POLICY APPROACH; SUSTAINABILITY; TOURISM DEVELOPMENT; TOURISM MANAGEMENT; TOURISM MARKET;

CAT BA ISLAND; VIET NAM;

EID: 84943774680     PISSN: 09669582     EISSN: 17477646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09669582.2015.1045514     Document Type: Article

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