Sustainable Tourism in Southern Africa : : Local Communities and Natural Resources in Transition / / ed. by Jarkko Saarinen, Fritz O. Becker, Haretsebe Manwa.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter CVP eBook-Package Backfile 2000-2013
• MitwirkendeR: Atlhopheng, Julius,; Becker, Fritz,; Darkoh, Michael B. K.,; Govender-Van Wyk, Sharmla,; Hall, C. Michael,; Heath, Ernie,; Lacey, Gary,; Mabunda, David M.,; Manwa, Haretsebe,; Mbaiwa, Joseph E.,; Moswete, Naomi,; Mulale, Kutlwano,; Ramutsindela, Maano,; Rand, Gerrie E. du,; Rogerson, Christian M.,; Saarinen, Jarkko,; Scholz, Susanne,; Thapa, Brijesh,; Wilson, Deon,
• HerausgeberIn: Becker, Fritz O.,; Manwa, Haretsebe,; Saarinen, Jarkko,
• Place / Publishing House: Bristol, UK;, Blue Ridge Summit, PA : : Channel View Publications, , [2009]; ©2009
• Year of Publication: 2009
• Language: English
• Series: Aspects of Tourism ; 39
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (320 p.)

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.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Cases and Issues -- Figures -- Tables -- Plates -- Abbreviations -- Contributors -- Preface -- Part 1: Introduction and Contexts -- 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 -- Part 2: Tourism Development and Local Policies of Sustainability -- 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 -- Part 3: Tourism, Local Communities and Natural Resources in Transition -- 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