Local participation in community-based ecotourism development : a case study of Shewula, north-eastern Swaziland

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dc.contributor.advisorKilian, Darryllen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorSegar, Cathyen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2016-03-10T06:54:52Z
dc.date.available2016-03-10T06:54:52Z
dc.date.issued1999en_ZA
dc.descriptionBibliography: pages 27-33.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractEcotourism is often endorsed as an ideal tool sustainable development that can successfully link the dual goals of nature conservation and rural development. However, critics have highlighted that the negative impacts ecotourism on local communities can undermine the value community development. The participation of local communities in planning for, and implementing, ecotourism development has, therefore, been recommended. This paper addresses some of the problems facing a local community that has the opportunity to develop its own ecotourism venture. It focuses on the difficulties that have been encountered in securing the necessary local participation in planning for a proposed tourism development. These problems include a lack of local awareness about the proposed development, lack of support for the development and lack of capacity to plan a marketable, environmentally sustainable tourism product. Some of the actions for eliciting greater local participation and equipping local to plan for and accommodate tourism are presented. The application of these to the case study reveals a need for sensitivity to local conditions on the part of external agents of change.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationSegar, C. (1999). <i>Local participation in community-based ecotourism development : a case study of Shewula, north-eastern Swaziland</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Environmental and Geographical Science. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/17616en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationSegar, Cathy. <i>"Local participation in community-based ecotourism development : a case study of Shewula, north-eastern Swaziland."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Environmental and Geographical Science, 1999. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/17616en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationSegar, C. 1999. Local participation in community-based ecotourism development : a case study of Shewula, north-eastern Swaziland. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Segar, Cathy AB - Ecotourism is often endorsed as an ideal tool sustainable development that can successfully link the dual goals of nature conservation and rural development. However, critics have highlighted that the negative impacts ecotourism on local communities can undermine the value community development. The participation of local communities in planning for, and implementing, ecotourism development has, therefore, been recommended. This paper addresses some of the problems facing a local community that has the opportunity to develop its own ecotourism venture. It focuses on the difficulties that have been encountered in securing the necessary local participation in planning for a proposed tourism development. These problems include a lack of local awareness about the proposed development, lack of support for the development and lack of capacity to plan a marketable, environmentally sustainable tourism product. Some of the actions for eliciting greater local participation and equipping local to plan for and accommodate tourism are presented. The application of these to the case study reveals a need for sensitivity to local conditions on the part of external agents of change. DA - 1999 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 1999 T1 - Local participation in community-based ecotourism development : a case study of Shewula, north-eastern Swaziland TI - Local participation in community-based ecotourism development : a case study of Shewula, north-eastern Swaziland UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/17616 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/17616
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationSegar C. Local participation in community-based ecotourism development : a case study of Shewula, north-eastern Swaziland. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Environmental and Geographical Science, 1999 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/17616en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Environmental and Geographical Scienceen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Scienceen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherEnvironmental and Geographical Scienceen_ZA
dc.titleLocal participation in community-based ecotourism development : a case study of Shewula, north-eastern Swazilanden_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
dc.type.qualificationlevelMasters
dc.type.qualificationnameMPhilen_ZA
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