Accounting for consumption related to outdoor recreation: An application of ecological footprint analysis

Leisure/ Loisir

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 589-614

  Fresque, Jennifer ^a   Plummer, Ryan ^b  

^a WILFRID LAURIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b BROCK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Algonquin Park; Ecological footprint; Leave No Trace ethics; Outdoor recreation; Recreation consumption

Indexed keywords

EID: 85016599247     PISSN: 14927713     EISSN: 21512221     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14927713.2009.9651454     Document Type: Article

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