Sustainable Tourism in Southern Africa - Local Communities and Natural Resources in Transition (Paperback)

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.

General

Imprint:	Channel View Publications
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Aspects of Tourism
Release date:	June 2009
First published:	June 2009
Editors:	Jarkko Saarinen • Fritz O Becker • Haretsebe Manwa • Deon Wilson
Dimensions:	235 x 156 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	290
ISBN-13:	978-1-84541-108-4
Categories:	Books > Earth & environment > Geography > Regional geography Books > Business & Economics > Industry & industrial studies > Service industries > Tourism industry Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Environmental economics > Sustainability
LSN:	1-84541-108-0
Barcode:	9781845411084

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