Wildlife conservation, safari tourism and the role of tourism certification in kenya: A postcolonial critique

Tourism Recreation Research

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 281-291

  Akama, John S ^a   Maingi, Shem ^b   Camargo, Blanca A ^c  

^a KISII UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

^b KENYATTA UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

^c UNIVERSIDAD DE MONTERREY   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Community participation; Exclusion; Political economy; Postcolonialism; Safari tourism; Wildlife conservation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84979792143     PISSN: 02508281     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02508281.2011.11081673     Document Type: Article

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