Posts Tagged ‘Regions’
Getting the chemistry right: Assessing the impact of the FIFA 2010 on Karoo towns
Atkinson, D (2012), “Getting the chemistry right: Assessing the impact of the FIFA 2010 on Karoo towns”, in Ronnie Donaldson and Lochner Marais (eds), Small Town Geographies in Africa: Experiences from South Africa and Elsewhere, Nova Publishers, New York. (Contact author at karoo@intekom.co.za; book for sale from Amazon: http://www.amazon.com).
Read MoreThe 2010 FIFA World Cup and the rural hinterland
Atkinson, D (2009), “The 2010 FIFA World Cup and the rural hinterland: Maximising advantage from mega events”, in U. Pillay, R. Tomlinson and O. Bass (eds), Development and Dreams: The Urban Legacy of the 2010 Football World Cup, HSRC Press, Cape Town, pp. 153-173. Introduction In this chapter, regional tourism in non-host areas is…
Read MoreSoft boundaries: Pro-poor tourism and cross-border collaboration in the arid areas of Southern Africa
Doreen Atkinson (2008), “Soft boundaries: Pro-poor tourism and cross-border collaboration in the arid areas of Southern Africa”, in K Wohlmuth, A Adeolu, P Burger, et al (eds), African Development Perspectives Yearbook 2008, Muenster, Germany, pp 489-514. (Contact the author on karoo@intekom.co.za).
Read MoreTowards Soft Boundaries: International cross-border tourism development in SA’s arid areas
Atkinson, D (2007a), Towards Soft Boundaries: International cross-border tourism development in Southern Africa’s arid areas, Arid Areas Programme unpublished report. Introduction In the central hinterland of South Africa, Botswana and Namibia lies a vast arid area. This area is known as the Karoo (in the south-central parts), Namaqualand in the west, Richtersveld and Namib in the…
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