Planning for sustainable tourism development in Wales: an analysis of destination management plans

Nicholls, Sarah; Organ, Kate; Cummings, Beth

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Planning for sustainable tourism development in Wales: an analysis of destination management plans

Sarah Nicholls

, Kate Organ

, Beth Cummings

Welsh Economic Review, Volume: 28, Start page: 23

Swansea University Authors: Sarah Nicholls , Kate Organ , Beth Cummings

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Tourism is a vital component of the Welsh economy and the need to incorporate sustainability principles into new and more responsible forms of tourism development is now widely accepted. Sustainability in a tourism context is multi-faceted, involving consideration of the economic, sociocultural and...

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Planning for sustainable tourism development in Wales: an analysis of destination management plans

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