Sustainable Tourism in Southern Africa

Jarkko Saarinen is Professor at University of Oulu in Finland and University of Johannesburg, South Africa. His research interests include tourism and development, sustainability and tourism-community relations.Fritz Becker is a Professor of Geography at the national University of Namibia in Windhoek, Namibia.Haretsebe Manwa is Associate Professor at North-West University, South Africa. Her research encompasses tourism and poverty alleviation, wildlife tourism, community-based tourism and cultural tourism.Deon Wilson is an Associate Professor at the Department of Tourism Management, University of Pretoria, South Africa.

I would recommend this book to anyone interested in the role tourism plays in the often difficult processes of transition for natural resource dependent communities. A wealth of case studies analyse the socio-spatial contexts that shape the outcomes of tourism development policy in the SADC region. It is a joy to be acquainted with these very specific contexts - and the selection of authors alone needs to be loudly applauded given that we generally hear the Southern African story from researchers located in the 'North'.

• PART I Introduction and Contexts1 Introduction: Call for Sustainability - Jarkko Saarinen, Haretsebe Manwa, Deon Wilson and Fritz Becker2 Tourism Development in Southern Africa: Patterns, Issues and Constraints - Chris Rogerson3 Tourism Policy and Politics in Southern Africa - C Michael Hall4 Gender and Tourism in Southern Africa - Haretsebe Manwa5 Sustainable Tourism: Perspectives to Sustainability in Tourism - Jarkko SaarinenPART II Tourism Development and Local Policies of Sustainability6 Tourism, Conservation Areas and Local Development in Namibia: Spatial Perspectives of Private and Public Sector Reform - Fritz Becker7 Nature-based Tourism and the Commercialization of National Parks - David Mabunda and Deon Wilson8 Natural Resource Based Tourism and Wildlife Policies in Botswana - Julius Atlhopheng and Kutlwano Mulale9 Tourism, Nature Conservation and Environmental Legislation in Namibia - Susanne Scholz10 Transfrontier Conservation and Local Communities - Maano RamutsindelaPART III Tourism, Local Communities and Natural Resources in Transition11 Village-based Tourism and Community Participation: A Case Study of the Matsheng Villages in Southwest Botswana - Naomi Moswete, Brijesh Thapa and Gary Lacey12 Socioeconomic Impacts of Tourism in Okavango - Joseph Mbaiwa and Michael B.K. Darkoh13 Sustainable Tourism on Commonages: An Alternative to Traditional Agricultural-based Land Reform in Namaqualand, South Africa - Sharmla Govender-van Wyk and Deon Wilson14 Local Cuisine, Tourism and Culture - Gerrie du Rand and Ernie Heath15 Conclusions and Critical Issues in Tourism and Sustainability in Southern Africa - Jarkko Saarinen