Aesthetic values in sustainable tourism development: A case study in zhangjiajie national park of wuling yuan, China

Journal of China Tourism Research

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 205-218

  Wang, Yi ^a   Xia, Zancai ^b   Chen, Wei ^a  

^a SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b HUNAN NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Aesthetic value; Sustainable development; Tourism development; Wuling Yuan; Zhangjiajie

Indexed keywords

EID: 84979791417     PISSN: 19388160     EISSN: 19388179     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19388160802313837     Document Type: Article

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