Sustainable Tourism in Southern Africa Local Communities and Natural Resources in Transition

The book represents the first accessible examination of the complex connections between tourism and sustainability in southern African context. The edited book introduces relationships between tourism, sustainability and development with a range of case studies from the region, focusing especially on natural resource dependent communities in processes of transition.

Jarkko Saarinen is a Professor of Human Geography (Tourism Studies) at the University of Oulu, Finland and Visiting Professor, Department of Tourism and Hospitality at the University of Botswana. Fritz Becker is a Professor of Geography at the national University of Namibia in Windhoek, Namibia. Haretsebe Manwa is a Senior Lecturer (tourism) and head of the Department of Tourism and Hospitality, University of Botswana. Deon Wilson is an Associate Professor at the Department of Tourism Management, University of Pretoria, South Africa.