| Sustainable Tourism in Southern Africa: Local Communities and Natural Resources in Transition Contributor(s): Saarinen, Jarkko (Editor), Becker, Fritz O. (Editor), Manwa, Haretsebe (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1845411080 ISBN-13: 9781845411084 Publisher: Channel View Publications OUR PRICE: $37.95 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2009 Annotation: The book represents the first 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. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Industries - Hospitality, Travel & Tourism - Science | Earth Sciences - Geography - Science | Environmental Science (see Also Chemistry - Environmental) |
| Dewey: 338.479 |
| LCCN: 2009017289 |
| Series: Aspects of Tourism (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6.1" W x 9.1" (1.05 lbs) 320 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |
Contributor Bio(s): Saarinen, Jarkko: - Jarkko Saarinen is Professor at the University of Oulu, Finland and the University of Johannesburg, South Africa. His research interests include tourism and development, sustainability and tourism-community relations. |
