A quest for risk in nature-based tourism? The case of walking the sandbar at Penguin Island, WA

Decision making under conditions of risk is only partly understood. This thesis investigates decision making factors of individuals pursuing a ‘risky’ outdoor activity at a popular tourist attraction in Western Australia, namely to cross the ocean on a 700m ridge of sand to Penguin Island, despite t...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Gstaettner, Anna
Other Authors: Lee, Diane, Rodger, Kate
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: 2015
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Online Access:https://researchrepository.murdoch.edu.au/id/eprint/28169/