Sustainable tourism certification and state capacity: Keep it local, simple, and fuzzy

International Journal of Culture, Tourism and Hospitality Research

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 269-281

  Bowman, Kirk S ^a  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ecotourism; Fuzzy logic; Qualification; State capacity; Sustainable tourism; Tourism management

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986139324     PISSN: 17506182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17506181111156961     Document Type: Article

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