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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