Tackling the Complexity of the Pro-environmental Behavior Intentions of Visitors to Turtle Sites

Journal of Travel Research

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2019, Pages 313-332

  Olya, Hossein G T ^a   Akhshik, Arash ^b  

^a OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

causal recipe; complexity theory; configurational modeling; Cyprus; endangered species tours; fsQCA

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENDANGERED SPECIES; ENVIRONMENTALISM; THEORETICAL STUDY; TOURISM MANAGEMENT; TOURIST BEHAVIOR;

CYPRUS;

CHELONIIDAE; TESTUDINES;

EID: 85059537225     PISSN: 00472875     EISSN: 15526763     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0047287517751676     Document Type: Article

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