Routledge Handbook of Tourism in Africa

Herausgeber: Novelli, Marina; Ribeiro, Manuel Alector; Adu-Ampong, Emmanuel Akwasi

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Produktbeschreibung

This book provides a comprehensive and readable overview of the critical debates and controversies around tourism in Africa, and the major factors that are affecting tourism development now and in the future.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 510
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. November 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 257mm x 183mm x 33mm
• Gewicht: 1021g
• ISBN-13: 9781138496088
• ISBN-10: 1138496081
• Artikelnr.: 60010329

Autorenporträt

Marina Novelli is Professor of Tourism and International Development at the University of Brighton, UK. Emmanuel Akwasi Adu-Ampong is an Assistant Professor in the Cultural Geography Chair Group at Wageningen University and Research, the Netherlands, and a Research Associate at the School of Tourism and Hospitality, University of Johannesburg, South Africa. Manuel Alector Ribeiro is a Lecturer in Tourism Management at the University of Surrey, UK, and a Senior Research Associate in the School of Tourism and Hospitality, University of Johannesburg, South Africa.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Tourism in Africa - continental issues and regional contexts Part 1:
Africa and Tourism 2. The changing nature of Africa as a competitive
tourism role-player 3. Information communication technology and tourism in
Africa 4. Heritage and heritage tourism in Africa: historical overview and
contemporary issues 5. Adventure Tourism in Africa 6. Tourism and Climate
Change in Africa 7. Growing Africa's tourism through air transport
liberalisation: continental aspirations and key policy bottlenecks InFocus
1: The role of the UNWTO in tourism and sustainable development in Africa
InFocus 2: MICE in Africa Part 2: Tourism in North Africa 8. Tunisian
Tourism, Gender and the Contribution of Postcolonial Feminism 9.
Understanding the complexities of residents' support for cultural heritage
preservation through an equity theory lens: The case of World Heritage
Sites of Carthage, Tunisia 10. Current issues of tourism in Morocco 11.
Tourism in Egypt: the past and the present InFocus 3: The Role of the Media
in Promoting Tourism in Africa Part 3: Tourism in West Africa 12. "Today is
party A, tomorrow is party B": The Elmina 2015 Strategy and the politics of
tourism-led local economic development planning in Ghana 13. Tourism
development in Senegal: Historical overview and new directions for
community-based tourism 14. The political economy of tourism development in
Cape Verde islands 15. Backpacking in Ghana: prospects and challenges 16.
Drivers and opportunities in Nigeria's tourism industry: towards
sustainable growth and development 17. Tourism development in Niger:
challenges and opportunities 18.Tourism development in Sierra Leone InFocus
4: Afrogallonism and Yellow brick road 360 La InFocus 5: Aviators Africa
Academy (AAA) - Capacity Development in Africa aviation industry Part 4:
Tourism in Middle Africa 19. Eco-tourism in Cameroon's protected areas:
investigating the link between community participation and policy
development 20. Tourism development in Gabon: pioneers operating under
adverse conditions 21. Tourism and nature in São Tomé and Príncipe:
opportunities for the internationalization of a Small Island State InFocus
6: Diary of a woman in Tourism Part 5: Tourism in Eastern Africa 22. The
Potential of Tourism Revenue Sharing Policy to Benefit Conservation in
Rwanda 23. Rock Art tourism in Ethiopia and cultural heritage management
challenges 24. Tourism in Mozambique: historical evolution and future
challenges 25. Development of tourism in Tanzania: the need to strengthen
agriculture - tourism linkages 26. Local Community Support in Tourism in
Mauritius - the case of Ray of Light by LUX* 27. Pastoral women
participation in community conservancies in Maasai Mara, Kenya InFocus 7:
Red Rocks initiatives for sustainable development Part 6: Tourism in
Southern Africa 28. City Tourism in Southern Africa: Progress and Issues
29. Wildlife tourism, conservation and community benefits in Zimbabwe
InFocus 8: South African Airways and CSR InFocus 9: Hatika Adult Education
Centre Supports Community Tourism Development in Windhoek (Namibia) InFocus
10: Keeping More Tourism Spend in Destinations is Crucial for Sustainable
Tourism Development Conclusion 30. Prospects and futures for tourism in
Africa