Forests and trees as charismatic mega-flora: Implications for heritage tourism and conservation

Journal of Heritage Tourism

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 309-323

  Hall, C Michael ^a,b   James, Michael ^c   Baird, Tim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

^b SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c Independent Researcher   (Australia)

Author keywords

Attraction system; Charisma; Cultural heritage; Heritage values; Inventory; Marker

Indexed keywords

EID: 85014406450     PISSN: 1743873X     EISSN: 17476631     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1743873X.2011.620116     Document Type: Article

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