St Lucia's tourism landscapes: Economic development and environmental change in the West Indies

Caribbean Geography

Volumn 21, Issue , 2016, Pages 5-23

  Walters, Bradley B ^a  

^a MOUNT ALLISON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Ecotourism; Reforestation; St Lucia

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ECOTOURISM; EMPLACEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; REFORESTATION; SMALLHOLDER; TOURISM DEVELOPMENT;

CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; SAINT LUCIA; WINDWARD ISLANDS [LESSER ANTILLES];

EID: 84949307171     PISSN: 02529939     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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