Sustainable Tourism Development in the Southern African Context: An Introduction

Jarkko Saarinen, Berendien Lubbe, Naomi N. Moswete

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Abstract

This chapter overviews the critical issues in tourism and sustainable development, emphasising the southern African context. The introduction discusses the relationship between tourism and sustainability and identifies the need for multiscale understanding in the changing localities. The chapter outlines the role of tourism in southern Africa and the conceptual foundation, including sustainable development goals (SDGs). This chapter introduces case studies in subsequent chapters, which share the common understanding that sustainable development’s key elements and principles should integrate into the tourism industry’s operations and relations with local communities and environments.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationGeographies of Tourism and Global Change
PublisherSpringer Nature
Pages1-14
Number of pages14
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2022

Publication series

NameGeographies of Tourism and Global Change
ISSN (Print)2366-5610
ISSN (Electronic)2366-5629

Keywords

  • Communities
  • Southern Africa
  • Sustainable development goals
  • Sustainable tourism
  • Tourism management

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Geography, Planning and Development
  • Social Sciences (miscellaneous)
  • Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management

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