An Empirical Study of Nature-based Ecotourism Motivation on Ecotourism Destination Image and Satisfaction
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Ecotourism and economic incentives — an empirical approach
Within the new array of ‘green’ products and services, ecotourism claims to combine environmental responsibility with the generation of local economic benefits that will have both a development impact and serve as conservation incentives. Economic incentives are imperative for nature conservation, particularly in remote and ill-monitored regions where a weak presence of the state hinders the us...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Environmental Science International
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1225-4517
DOI: 10.5322/jesi.2015.24.11.1451