Ecotourism

Ecotourism
ISBN-10
058235658X
ISBN-13
9780582356580
Series
Ecotourism
Category
Technology & Engineering / Manufacturing
Pages
338
Language
English
Published
2002
Publisher
Prentice Hall
Authors
Ross Kingston Dowling, Stephen Page

Description

Accessible core text dealing with the relationship of tourism and nature, providing a contemporary analysis of the impacts of tourism upon the environment.

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