Protected Areas and Tourism in Southern Africa: Conservation Goals and Community Livelihoods (Routledge Studies in Conservation and the Environment)

Synopsis

This volume discusses the complex relationship between Protected Areas and tourism and their impact on community livelihoods in a range of countries in Southern Africa. Protected areas and tourism have an enduring and symbiotic relationship. While protected areas offer a desirable setting for tourism products, tourism provides revenue that can contribute to conservation efforts. This can bring benefits to local communities, but it can also have a negative impact, with the establishment of protected areas leading to the eviction of local communities from their original places of residence, while also preventing them from accessing the natural resources they once enjoyed. Taking a multi-disciplinary approach, this book addresses the opportunities and challenges faced by communities and other stakeholders as they endeavour to achieve their conservation goals and work towards improving community livelihoods. Case studies from Botswana, Malawi, Namibia, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe address key issues such as human–wildlife conflicts, ecotourism, wildlife-based tourism, landscape governance, wildlife crop-raiding and trophy hunting, including the high-profile case of Cecil the lion. Chapters highlight both the achievements and positive outcomes of protected areas, but also the challenges faced and their impact on how protected areas are viewed and also conservation priorities more generally. The volume gives these issues affecting protected areas, local communities, managers and international conservation efforts centre stage in order inform policy and improve practice going forward. This book will be of great interest to students and scholars of conservation, natural resource management, tourism, sustainable development and African studies, as well as professionals and policymakers involved in conservation policy.

Copyright:

2022

Book Details

Book Quality:

Publisher Quality

Book Size:

292 Pages

ISBN-13:

9781000548976

Related ISBNs:

9781003193166, 9781032044330, 9781032044347

Publisher:

Taylor and Francis

Date of Addition:

03/23/22

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N/A

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

Has Image Descriptions:

No

Categories:

Nonfiction, Travel, Outdoors and Nature, Business and Finance, Earth Sciences

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Edited by:

Lesego Senyana Stone

Edited by:

Moren Tibabo Stone

Edited by:

Patricia Kefilwe Mogomotsi

Edited by:

Goemeone E.J. Mogomotsi