Sustainable Urban Tourism in Sub-Saharan Africa (eBook, ePUB)

Risk and Resilience
Redaktion: Leonard, Llewellyn; Siakwah, Pius; Musavengane, Regis

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This book investigates urban tourism development in Sub-Saharan Africa, highlighting the challenges and risks involved, but also showcasing the potential benefits. The important insights in this book will be of interest to researchers and practitioners across Tourism, Geography, Urban Development, and African Studies.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 278
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. Dezember 2020
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781000317831
• Artikelnr.: 60672239

Autorenporträt

Llewellyn Leonard (Ph.D.) is Professor at the Department of Environmental Science, School of Ecological and Human Sustainability, University of South Africa (UNISA). He has a PhD from Kings College, University of London and is a human geographer and environmental sociologist. His research interest include environmental justice, governance, democracy and human rights, civil-society-state-industry relations, urban risks, sustainable development; risk society and political economy/ecology. Regis Musavengane (Ph.D.) is a political ecologist and tourism & conservation geographer. A Faculty member at the Midlands State University, Zimbabwe, Department of Tourism and Hospitality. Research Fellow at the School of Ecological and Human Sustainability, Department of Environmental Sciences, UNISA. Holds a PhD in Geography and Environmental Studies from University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa. His research interests include collaborative management of natural resources, community-based tourism, land reform for community development, and inclusive tourism systems for both urban and rural spaces. Pius Siakwah (Ph.D.) is a development and resources geographer and a Research Fellow at the Institute of African Studies (IAS), University of Ghana. Holds a PhD in Geography from Trinity College Dublin (TCD), Ireland. He has keen interest in political economy, natural resources, development geographies, governance, livelihoods, network theories, and tourism and development.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1: Urban Risk and Tourism in Africa: An overview, Llewellyn
Leonard, Regis Musavengane and Pius Siakwah Theme 1: Urban tourism and
environmental pollution risks Chapter 2: Examining 'toxic tourism' as a new
form of alternative urban tourism and for environmental justice: The case
of the South Durban Industrial Basin, South Africa, Llewellyn Leonard and
Robin Nunkoo Chapter 3: Waste management and urban risk in Livingstone
City, Zambia: The sustainability of the hospitality sector, Wilma Sichombo
Nchito and Euphemia Mwale Chapter 4: The political economy of unplanned
urban sprawl, waste and tourism development in Ghana, Pius Siakwah Chapter
5: Environmental risk management and township tourism development in
Alexandra, Johannesburg, South Africa, Llewellyn Leonard and Ayanda Dladla
Theme 2: Peace tourism, battlefields and war risks Chapter 6: Megasport
Events and Urban Risks: FIFA 2010, the African Bid and Xenophobic Violence,
Brij Maharaj Chapter 7: Elections risk and urban tourism in Sub-Saharan
African cities: Exploring peace through tourism in Harare, Zimbabwe, Regis
Musavengane Chapter 8: The role of responsible tourism in peace-building
and social inclusion in war risk cities: Evidence from Goma, Democratic
Republic of Congo, Clément Longondjo Etambakonga and Dieudonné Trinto
Mugangu Theme 3: Tourism, climate change and flood risks Chapter 9:
Factors influencing tourism accommodations' lack of preparedness for
flooding in Lagos, Nigeria, Eromose Ebhuoma and Llewellyn Leonard Chapter
10: Climate change impacts and adaptation strategies for tourism hotspots
Mombasa and Cape Town, Francini van Staden Chapter 11: Risk of flood
impacts on tourism in coastal cities of West Africa: a case study of Accra,
Ghana, Raphael Ane Atanga and Tembi Tichaawa Chapter 12: The nexus of
climate change and urban tourism in South Africa: Triaging challenges and
optimising opportunities, Felix Donkor and Kevin Mearns Theme 4: Inclusive
urban tourism and enclaves Chapter 13: Human Settlements and Tourism
Development in Kenya: Prospects for Tackling Urban Risks in Informal
Settlements, Prudence Khumalo Chapter 14: Conservation tourism challenges
and opportunities on the Cape Flats, South Africa, Michael Dyssel Chapter
15: Resilience, Inclusiveness and Challenges of Cosmopolitan Cities'
Heritage Tourism: The Case of the Balancing Rocks in Epworth, Harare,
Zibanai Zhou Chapter 16: Prospects and challenges of sustainable urban
tourism in Windhoek: poverty, inequality and urban risks linkages, Erisher
Woyo Chapter 17: Navigating urban tourism amidst environmental, political
and social risks: Conclusion, Regis Musavengane, Llewellyn Leonard and Pius
Siakwah