Sustainable Tourism in Southern Africa: Local Communities and Natural Resources in Transition (Aspects of Tourism): 39 - Hardcover

Jarkko Saarinen

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1845411099 ISBN 13: 9781845411091

Publisher: Channel View Publications Ltd, 2009

Synopsis

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 the first comprehensive and 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.

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Review:

I would recommend this book to anyone interested in the role tourism plays in the often difficult processes of transition for natural resource dependent communities. A wealth of case studies analyse the socio-spatial contexts that shape the outcomes of tourism development policy in the SADC region. It is a joy to be acquainted with these very specific contexts - and the selection of authors alone needs to be loudly applauded given that we generally hear the Southern African story from researchers located in the 'North'. --Dorothea Meyer, Sheffield Hallam University, UK

About the Author:

Jarkko Saarinen is Professor of Human Geography (Tourism Studies) at the University of Oulu, Finland and Visiting Professor, Department of Management at the University of Botswana. Fritz Becker is a Professor of Geography at the national University of Namibia in Windhoek, Namibia.Haretsebe Manwa is a Senior Lecturer (tourism) and head of the Department of Management, University of Botswana. Deon Wilson is an Associate Professor at the Department of Tourism Management, University of Pretoria, South Africa.

About this edition

• Publisher: Channel View Publications Ltd
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1845411099
• ISBN 13: 9781845411091
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 256
• Editor: Jarkko Saarinen, Fritz Becker, Haretsebe Manwa, Deon Wilson