High-end ecotourism and rural communities in southern Africa : a socio-economic analysis.

Simple item page
dc.contributor.advisorLeiman, Anthonyen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorSnyman, Susanen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2014-07-31T12:21:41Z
dc.date.available2014-07-31T12:21:41Z
dc.date.issued2013en_ZA
dc.descriptionIncludes abstract.
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references.
dc.description.abstractThis thesis argues that at high end ecotourism sites in southern Africa good relationships with local communities are not merely a normative ‘good thing’, but are a likely prerequisite for the long-term viability of both natural resources and the economic ventures that depend on them. Communities are thus active participants in both conservation and tourism. As rising populations increase pressure on conserved land, both conservation and ecotourism will need community support and goodwill. Such rural communities adjacent to protected areas have traditionally enjoyed consumptive use of local resources. Formally set-aside protected areas may help conserve biodiversity, but often impose costs on rural communities, increasing human-wildife conflict and reducing the land available for agriculture and consumptive use. Sustained community support for these areas therefore requires visible benefits. One source of these is ecotourism. Using primary data from over 1800 community interview schedules, collected across six southern African countries (Botswana, Malawi, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe), the thesis seeks to establish the incentives that matter most to rural communities in conservation areas, how ecotourism affects household incomes, and the determinants of community attitudes towards conservation and ecotourism.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationSnyman, S. (2013). <i>High-end ecotourism and rural communities in southern Africa : a socio-economic analysis</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Commerce ,School of Economics. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/5689en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationSnyman, Susan. <i>"High-end ecotourism and rural communities in southern Africa : a socio-economic analysis."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Commerce ,School of Economics, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/5689en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationSnyman, S. 2013. High-end ecotourism and rural communities in southern Africa : a socio-economic analysis. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Snyman, Susan AB - This thesis argues that at high end ecotourism sites in southern Africa good relationships with local communities are not merely a normative ‘good thing’, but are a likely prerequisite for the long-term viability of both natural resources and the economic ventures that depend on them. Communities are thus active participants in both conservation and tourism. As rising populations increase pressure on conserved land, both conservation and ecotourism will need community support and goodwill. Such rural communities adjacent to protected areas have traditionally enjoyed consumptive use of local resources. Formally set-aside protected areas may help conserve biodiversity, but often impose costs on rural communities, increasing human-wildife conflict and reducing the land available for agriculture and consumptive use. Sustained community support for these areas therefore requires visible benefits. One source of these is ecotourism. Using primary data from over 1800 community interview schedules, collected across six southern African countries (Botswana, Malawi, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe), the thesis seeks to establish the incentives that matter most to rural communities in conservation areas, how ecotourism affects household incomes, and the determinants of community attitudes towards conservation and ecotourism. DA - 2013 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2013 T1 - High-end ecotourism and rural communities in southern Africa : a socio-economic analysis TI - High-end ecotourism and rural communities in southern Africa : a socio-economic analysis UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/5689 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/5689
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationSnyman S. High-end ecotourism and rural communities in southern Africa : a socio-economic analysis. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Commerce ,School of Economics, 2013 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/5689en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentSchool of Economicsen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Commerceen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherEconomicsen_ZA
dc.titleHigh-end ecotourism and rural communities in southern Africa : a socio-economic analysis.en_ZA
dc.typeDoctoral Thesis
dc.type.qualificationlevelDoctoral
dc.type.qualificationnamePhDen_ZA
uct.type.filetypeText
uct.type.publicationResearchen_ZA
uct.type.resourceThesisen_ZA
Files
Original bundle
Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
Thumbnail Image
Name:
thesis_com_2013_snysus002_susan_snyman_susan.pdf
Size:
7.1 MB
Format:
Adobe Portable Document Format
Description:
Download
Collections
PhD / Doctoral