Can process facilitation re-route ecotourism development? : case studies in facilitating ecotourism planning in South Africa and Madagascar

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dc.contributor.advisorFrancois Odendaalen_ZA
dc.contributor.advisorSowman, Merleen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorKingwill, Jonathanen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2014-07-31T07:58:18Z
dc.date.available2014-07-31T07:58:18Z
dc.date.issued2000en_ZA
dc.descriptionBibliography: leaves 58-61.
dc.description.abstractEcotourism¹ is rapidly growing global phenomenon that has significant impacts on wilderness areas around the world (Honey 1999). Ecotoursim projects that have shown to be successful in achieving sustainability² are however rare³, despite the hope and funding that continues to be invested into them⁴. In order to distribute the costs and benefits of ecotourism equitably among the role players⁵ (RPs) and mitigate negative social and environmental impacts, a different approach to ecotourism development is required. The study aims to explore process facilitation and focusses on three main objectives. These objectives include assessing the relations and institutional arrangements between RPs, assessing the flow of information within the networks andfinally comparing the institutional arrangements and RPs for each case study. These aspects were studied in the Richtersveld region in north-western South Arica, well known for diamond mining. The historical trend of mining in South Africa has denied the local people access to financial benefits or development opportunities. The local economy is thus dependent on mining, which employs approximately half of the Richtersveld population. The diamond mines are scaling down as the non-renewable diamond stocks have become depleted. The region thus faces a rising issue of unemployment, which will place added pressure on the land. Alternative livelihood strategies therefore need to be developed in order to avoid the poverty trap and environmental degradation.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationKingwill, J. (2000). <i>Can process facilitation re-route ecotourism development? : case studies in facilitating ecotourism planning in South Africa and Madagascar</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Environmental and Geographical Science. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/4770en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationKingwill, Jonathan. <i>"Can process facilitation re-route ecotourism development? : case studies in facilitating ecotourism planning in South Africa and Madagascar."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Environmental and Geographical Science, 2000. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/4770en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationKingwill, J. 2000. Can process facilitation re-route ecotourism development? : case studies in facilitating ecotourism planning in South Africa and Madagascar. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Kingwill, Jonathan AB - Ecotourism¹ is rapidly growing global phenomenon that has significant impacts on wilderness areas around the world (Honey 1999). Ecotoursim projects that have shown to be successful in achieving sustainability² are however rare³, despite the hope and funding that continues to be invested into them⁴. In order to distribute the costs and benefits of ecotourism equitably among the role players⁵ (RPs) and mitigate negative social and environmental impacts, a different approach to ecotourism development is required. The study aims to explore process facilitation and focusses on three main objectives. These objectives include assessing the relations and institutional arrangements between RPs, assessing the flow of information within the networks andfinally comparing the institutional arrangements and RPs for each case study. These aspects were studied in the Richtersveld region in north-western South Arica, well known for diamond mining. The historical trend of mining in South Africa has denied the local people access to financial benefits or development opportunities. The local economy is thus dependent on mining, which employs approximately half of the Richtersveld population. The diamond mines are scaling down as the non-renewable diamond stocks have become depleted. The region thus faces a rising issue of unemployment, which will place added pressure on the land. Alternative livelihood strategies therefore need to be developed in order to avoid the poverty trap and environmental degradation. DA - 2000 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2000 T1 - Can process facilitation re-route ecotourism development? : case studies in facilitating ecotourism planning in South Africa and Madagascar TI - Can process facilitation re-route ecotourism development? : case studies in facilitating ecotourism planning in South Africa and Madagascar UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/4770 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/4770
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationKingwill J. Can process facilitation re-route ecotourism development? : case studies in facilitating ecotourism planning in South Africa and Madagascar. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Environmental and Geographical Science, 2000 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/4770en_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.titleCan process facilitation re-route ecotourism development? : case studies in facilitating ecotourism planning in South Africa and Madagascaren_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
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dc.type.qualificationnameMPhilen_ZA
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