Ecotourism in Sub-Saharan Africa: Thirty Years of Practice

Synopsis

Since its first mention in the academic literature, ecotourism has been endorsed by NGOs and governments as the most environmentally sound and locally beneficial method of tourist development. Over the last thirty years sub-Saharan Africa has adopted ecotourism as the primary focus for tourism development; research into this has demonstrated mixed results. In this publication, we seek to explore the actual outcomes for African countries that have developed their tourism policy around the principals and values of ecotourism. The sheer scope and magnitude of the task means that a complete evaluation of ecotourism in Africa is impossible. Instead, included here are spot assessments of various aspects of ecotourism related to conservation, policy development, environment, governance, community and indigenous peoples in southern Africa. The studies cover a wide array of countries, including Botswana, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Ghana, Zimbabwe, and South Africa. Though this is only the beginning of a needed long term evaluation of the positives and negatives of ecotourism, it provides a starting point from which to move forward. This book was originally published as a special issue of the Journal of Ecotourism.

Copyright:

2017

Book Details

Book Quality:

Publisher Quality

Book Size:

221 Pages

ISBN-13:

9781351793322

Related ISBNs:

9781315205205, 9780367220211, 9781351793308, 9781138637962, 9781351793315

Publisher:

Taylor & Francis

Date of Addition:

01/26/24

Copyrighted By:

N/A

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

Has Image Descriptions:

No

Categories:

Nonfiction, Travel, Outdoors and Nature, Business and Finance

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Bookshare Staff

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This is a copyrighted book.

Edited by:

Kenneth Backman

Edited by:

Ian E. Munanura