Quantifying nature-based tourism in protected areas in developing countries by using social big data

Tourism Management

Volumn 72, Issue , 2019, Pages 249-256

  Kim, Yoonjung ^a,b   Kim, Choong ki ^a   Lee, Dong Kun ^b   Lee, Hyun woo ^a   Andrada, Rogelio II T ^c  

^a Korea Environment Institute (KEI)   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES LOS BAÑOS   (Philippines)

Author keywords

ASEAN heritage park; Cultural ecosystem service; Nature based tourism; Protected area; Social big data; Spatial visitation pattern

Indexed keywords

ASEAN; DEVELOPING WORLD; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; ECOTOURISM; NATIONAL PARK; SURVEY; SUSTAINABILITY; TOURISM MANAGEMENT; TOURIST ATTRACTION;

EID: 85058449141     PISSN: 02615177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tourman.2018.12.005     Document Type: Article

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