Identifying core indicators of sustainable tourism: A path forward?

Tourism Management Perspectives

Volumn 24, Issue , 2017, Pages 26-33

  Agyeiwaah, Elizabeth ^a   McKercher, Bob ^a   Suntikul, Wantanee ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Indicators; Meta analysis; Sustainability; Sustainable tourism

Indexed keywords

EID: 85030671286     PISSN: 22119736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tmp.2017.07.005     Document Type: Article

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