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Counterurbanisation and the emergence of a postproductivist economy in South Africa’s arid Karoo region

Ingle, M (2013), Counterurbanisation and the emergence of a postproductivist economy in South Africa’s arid Karoo region, 1994-2010. Abstract This review article serves to broach the concept of the “post-productivist countryside” where the primacy of agricultural production is supplanted by tertiary industries such as tourism, recreational farming, and arts and crafts production. The essay…

Tourism management and local community participation in the Nyae Nyae San Conservancy, Northern Namibia,

Mayinoti, S (2012), Tourism management and local community participation in the Nyae Nyae San Conservancy, Northern Namibia, Masters thesis in Development Studies, Centre for Development Support, University of the Free State. Abstract The study analysed tourism activities in the Nyae Nyae San Conservancy of Northern Namibia. The focus was on local community participation in tourism…

Karoo Tourism Strategy

Karoo Development Foundation – Karoo Tourism Strategy In October 2012, the Karoo Development Foundation published a Karoo Tourism Strategy, which presents a vision for future tourism development in this region. The Strategy was endorsed by the National Department of Tourism, at the Karoo Development Conference in Beaufort West, 26 October 2012. The full version of the…

Tourism management and local community participation in the Nyae Nyae San Conservancy

Mayinoti, S (2012), Tourism management and local community participation in the Nyae Nyae San Conservancy, Northern Namibia, Masters thesis in Development Studies, Centre for Development Support, University of the Free State. Abstract The study analysed tourism activities in the Nyae Nyae San Conservancy of Northern Namibia. The focus was on local community participation in…

The presentation of Bushmen in cultural tourism

Huncke, A and Koot, S (2012), The presentation of Bushmen in cultural tourism: tourists’ images of Bushmen and the tourism provider’s presentation of (Hai//om) Bushmen at Treesleeper Camp, Namibia, Critical Arts: South-North Cultural and Media Studies, 26:5, 671-689. Abstract This article examines images of Bushmen in Namibian cultural tourism from two angles: that of…

Tree-sleeper camp

Koot, S (2012), Tree-sleeper camp: A case study of a community tourism project in Tsintsabis, Namibia, in In W. van Beek & A. Schmidt (Eds.), African Hosts & their Guests: Cultural dynamics of tourism (pp. 153-175). Woodbridge, Suffolk: James Currey. The book can be purchased here: http://www.jamescurrey.com or contact koot@iss.nl.

The tourism potential of Beaufort West

Van Staden, J-W and Marais, L (2005), The tourism potential of Beaufort West: a study based on visitor demand. Development Southern Africa Vol. 22, No. 2. Abstract Tourism is increasingly viewed as a key strategy for promoting local economic development. The integrated development planning (IDP) process of the Beaufort West municipality on the north-eastern…

Karoo Wabi Sabi

Ingle, M (2013), Karoo Wabi Sabi: Die Omtowering van ’n Doodgewone Landskap, LitNet Akademies 10(3):607-628. Opsomming Hierdie essay ondersoek ’n aspek van Suid-Afrika se dorre Karoo wat klaarblyklik nog nie juis baie aandag ontvang het in die literatuur nie. Dít is die relatiewe oorvloed van weggegooide of vanselfsprekende artefakte en strukture wat ’n…

The Copernical Shift in Space Tourism

Ingle, M (2011), “The Copernical Shift in Space Tourism and its Implications for Tourism in the Great Karoo” South African Geographical Journal, Volume 93, Issue 1, 2011l p 104-118 Abstract With the widely anticipated launch of commercial suborbital space travel in the near future, space tourism is finally set to come into its own after…

Prospects for Tourism as a Catalyst for Development in SA

Ingle, M (2007), “Prospects for Tourism as a Catalyst for Development in South Africa” Journal for New Generation Sciences, 7(1), 18-33. Abstract The potential for tourism to contribute to development in South Africa has been enthusiastically embraced by the government and by many scholars. This article examines tourism from two perspectives “Tourism First” and…