What have we learned? A critical review of tourism disaster management

Journal of China Tourism Research

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 102-130

 

^a Bill)   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

China; Sichuan earthquake; Tourism disaster management

Indexed keywords

EID: 84997357276     PISSN: 19388160     EISSN: 19388179     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19388160802711444     Document Type: Article

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