Tourism strategies and local responses in southern Africa /

This book discusses tourism development in Namibia. It consists of 12 major chapters. Chapter 2 explores the opportunities and challenges of implementing a national tourism policy in Namibia, as perceived by tourism entrepreneurs. Chapter 3 presents the South African experiences for local economic d...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	Hottola, Petri (Editor)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK : CABI, 2009.
Subjects:	Tourism > South Africa. Biological Resources (Animal) Communication and Mass Media. Community Participation and Development, (New March 2000) Food Economics, (New March 2000) Food Service, (New June 2002) Land Resources. Leisure, Recreation and Tourism Economics, (New March 2000) Marketing and Distribution. Natural Resource Economics, (New March 2000) Policy and Planning. Prion, Viral, Bacterial and Fungal Pathogens of Humans, (New March 2000) Rural Development, (New March 2000) Tourism and Travel. Acquired immune deficiency syndrome. Birds. Case studies. Catering. Coastal areas. Community development. Economic development. Government policy. Human immunodeficiency viruses. Information technology. Marketing. National parks. Nature conservation. Nature tourism. Rural development. Rural tourism. Telecommunications. Tourism development. Tourism policy. Electronic books.
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Table of Contents:

Introduction : Development Through Tourism? / Petri Hottola
Tourism Development Strategies in Namibia : Private and Community Perceptions on the National Policy / Julia Jänis
Local Economic Development and Tourism Planning in Africa : Evidence from Route Tourism in South Africa / Christian M. Rogerson
Community Development Strategies in the Kalahari : an Expression of Modernization's Monologue? / Lauren Dyll
Selling Places and Constructing Local Cultures in Tourism : the Role of the Ovahimba in Namibian Tourism Promotion / Jarkko Saarinen and Maaria Niskala
The Applicability of Government Policy to Community-based Catering Services : the Hananwa of Blouberg, Limpopo Province / Chris Boonzaaier
Tourism Development, Rural Livelihoods and Biodiversity Conservation in the Okavango Delta, Botswana / Joseph E. Mbaiwa
Coastal Bird Tourism in Namibia : Postcolonial Resources and Restraints / Petri Hottola
The Responses of the Southern African Tourism Sector in Combating HIV/AIDS / Harri Siiskonen
Interplay Between Local Service Suppliers and Incoming Tour Operators : the Case of Madagascar / Øystein Jensen
Tourism Development and the Polemic of ICT Advocacy in Namibian Schools / Kenneth Matengu
Transfrontier Tourism and Relations Between Local Communities and the Private Sector in the Great Limpopo Transfrontier Park / Marja Spierenburg, Harry Wels, Kees van der Waal and Steven Robins
Tourism Development Strategies : Lessons from the Southern African Experiences / Petri Hottola.