Responsible Tourism presents a wide variety of valuable lessons
learned in responsible tourism initiatives in Southern Africa that
many tourism practitioners can use in their efforts to make the
tourism sector work for the poor and for the environment. Dr Harsh
Varma, Director, Development Assistance Department, World Tourism
Organization (UNWTO) For those interested in how tourism can assist
in the economic and social development of societies in need,
Responsible Tourism effectively integrates scales and types of
knowledge to present an informative, stimulating perspective. It
will be on my bookshelf. Steve McCool, Professor Emeritus, Wildland
Recreation Management, University of Montana Responsible tourism is
one of the most significant contemporary issues for tourism
scholars and practitioners alike. This useful and clearly written
collection of new research demonstrates the innovations in
responsible tourism occurring within southern Africa and provides
lessons for international research and practice. Professor
Christian Rogerson, University of Witwatersrand, South Africa
Conservation efforts are often seen to be in conflict with local
livelihoods and resource use - the park versus people debate.
Responsible tourism and Ecotourism are often invoked as a third way
that serve both ends. Yet do they actually work in practice? This
volume delves deep into practice in southern Africa, the hotbed of
innovation on the issue, and provides a comprehensive,
evidence-based examination of what works and what fails, using a
wealth of information from scholars and practitioners working in
the region. This book opens with an overview of the issues, looks
at what sustainable and responsible tourism are in practice and how
they may contribute to conservation, poverty alleviation and local
economic development. Part 1 examines policies and institutional
activities in responsible tourism by governments, donor agencies
and nongovernmental organizations, and addresses the market for
responsible travel. Part 2 considers responsible nature-based
tourism, the economics of wildlife tourism and ecotourism,
transfrontier conservation areas, ecological impacts of tourism and
other issues. Part 3 looks at more detailed case studies of
community-based tourism projects, and highlights the reasons for
successes and failures in this sector. The book concludes with a
synthesis of the key findings with implications for policy,
destination planning, business management, and future private
sector and donor interventions. Published with the Southern African
Sustainable Use Specialist Group (SASUSG) of IUCN
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