Sustainable tourism in Southern Africa : local communities and natural resources in transition / edited by Jarkko J. Saarinen ... [et al.].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Saarinen, Jarkko, 1968-

Series:

Aspects of Tourism

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Tourism--South Africa.

Tourism.

Environmental protection--South Africa.

Environmental protection.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (281 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Bristol ; Buffalo : Channel View Publications, c2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Tourism has become a major economic agent and an important social and cultural element in contemporary southern Africa. As such, tourism has a wide range of impacts on environment, economy, cultures, and the everyday life of people. These processes have highlighted the role of sustainability in tourism development.This book represents an accessible examination of the connections between tourism and sustainability in southern Africa. It introduces connections between tourism, sustainability and development with a range of case studies and examples from the region. While the book and the individual chapters are emphasising the key role of tourism in the transition processes of local communities and environments, the social, cultural, economic and political contexts of tourism and communities are also highlighted.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Cases and Issues

Figures

Tables

Plates

Abbreviations

Contributors

Preface

1. Introduction: Call for Sustainability

2. Tourism Development in Southern Africa: Patterns, Issues and Constraints

3. Tourism Policy and Politics in Southern Africa

4. Women and Tourism in Southern Africa

5. Sustainable Tourism: Perspectives to Sustainability in Tourism

6. Tourism, Conservation Areas and Local Development in Namibia: Spatial Perspectives of Private and Public Sector Reform

7. Commercialization of National Parks: South Africa’s Kruger National Park as an Example

8. Natural Resource-based Tourism and Wildlife Policies in Botswana

9. Tourism, Nature Conservation and Environmental Legislation in Namibia

10. Transfrontier Conservation and Local Communities

11. Village-based Tourism and Community Participation: A Case Study of the Matsheng Villages in Southwest Botswana

12. The Socio-economic Impacts of Tourism in the Okavango Delta, Botswana

13. Sustainable Tourism on Commonages: An Alternative to Traditional Agricultural-based Land Reform in Namaqualand, South Africa

14. Local Food as a Key Element of Sustainable Tourism Competitiveness

15. Conclusions and Critical Issues in Tourism and Sustainability in Southern Africa

Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-282-13577-5

9786612135774

1-84541-110-2

OCLC:

593239902