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Sustainable Tourism in Southern Africa

Local Communities and Natural Resources in Transition

Edited by Jarkko Saarinen, Fritz Becker, Haretsebe Manwa & Deon Wilson

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

The book represents an accessible examination of the complex connections between tourism and sustainability in southern African context. The edited book introduces relationships between tourism, sustainability and development with a range of case studies from the region, focusing especially on natural resource dependent communities in processes of transition.

Contents

PART I Introduction and Contexts

1 Introduction: Call for Sustainability - Jarkko Saarinen, Haretsebe Manwa, Deon Wilson and Fritz Becker

2 Tourism Development in Southern Africa: Patterns, Issues and Constraints - Chris Rogerson

3 Tourism Policy and Politics in Southern Africa - C Michael Hall

4 Gender and tourism in Southern Africa - Haretsebe Manwa

5 Sustainable Tourism: Perspectives to Sustainability in Tourism - Jarkko Saarinen

PART II Tourism development and local policies of sustainability

6 Tourism, Conservation Areas and Local Development in Namibia - Spatial Perspectives of

Private and Public Sector Reform - Fritz Becker

7 Nature-based Tourism and the Commercialization of National Parks - David Mabunda and Deon Wilson

8 Natural Resource Based Tourism and Wildlife Policies in Botswana - Julius Atlhopneng & Kutlwano Mulale

9 Tourism, Nature Conservation and Environmental Legislation in Namibia - Susanne Scholz

10 Transfrontier Conservation and Local Communities - Maano Ramutsindela

PART III 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 - Naomi Moswete, Brijesh Thapa and Gary Lacey

12 Socioeconomic Impacts of Tou rism in Okavango - Joseph Mbaiwa and Michael B.K. Darkoh

13 Sustainable Tourism on Commonages: An Alternative to Traditional Agricultural-based Land Reform in Namaqualand, South Africa - Sharmla Govender van Wyk and Deon Wilson

14 Local Cuisine, Tourism and Culture - Gerrie du Rand and Ernie Heath

15 Conclusions and Critical Issues in Tourism and Sustainability in Southern Africa - Jarkko Saarinen

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.

Aspects of Tourism                                  234 x 156 (R8vo)  June 2009          320pp

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