Tourism Industry Perspectives on Climate Change in South Africa

Wayde R. Pandy, Christian M. Rogerson

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Abstract

One of South Africa’s key constraints in reducing poverty and boosting shared prosperity is climate shocks with the impacts of climate change evidenced in the landscape of tourism. This paper contributes to the expanding knowledge domain about tourism and climate change. It contributes to the limited extant research which explores tourism and climate change based risk perceptions in South Africa. The specific objective is to present the results of a qualitative national perceptions study undertaken with expert representatives from the South African tourism industry in order to comprehend the industry’s view of climate change, the risks posed and the importance of taking action in relation to other industry priorities and challenges.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationGeographies of Tourism and Global Change
PublisherSpringer Nature
Pages93-111
Number of pages19
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2020

Publication series

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

Keywords

  • Climate change
  • Local government capacity
  • South Africa
  • Tourism industry perspectives

ASJC Scopus subject areas

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

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