Tsunami and flash-floods-contrasting modes of tourismrelated disasters in Thailand

Tourism Recreation Research

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 21-39

  Cohen, Erik ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Andaman beaches; Disaster; Disaster studies; Floods; Pai town; Southern Thailand; Tsunami

Indexed keywords

EID: 84979895754     PISSN: 02508281     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02508281.2007.11081521     Document Type: Article

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