<p>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'.</p>
Dorothea Meyer, Sheffield Hallam University, UK
<p>The strength of this book is in its involvement of local researchers in the southern African region itself. The international collaboration has provided a wider audience for their work, and I think this book will encourage other international researchers to seek them out for future collaborations. Jarkko Saarinen is to be commended for his initiative.</p>
- Ralf Buckley: International Centre for Ecotourism Research, Griffith University, Australia in Annals of Tourism Research, Vol. 37, No. 4, pp. 1212-1214, 2010,
Produktdetaljer
Om bidragsyterne
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.