Nature Tourism, Conservation, and Development in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | Land Portal

Resource information

Date of publication: 
August 2013
Resource Language: 
ISBN / Resource ID: 
oai:openknowledge.worldbank.org:10986/15180
Copyright details: 
CC BY 3.0 IGO

The book provides an evaluation of, and
policy advice on key environmental, social, and economic
issues concerning the development of nature tourism. Using
KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa as a case study, it highlights
both the benefits, and trade-offs I promoting, an managing
sustainable nature-tourism development, and it assesses how
policy can enhance nature tourism's contribution to
economic growth, poverty reduction, and conservation. The
book's contributors explore three key issues. First,
they consider the importance of moving beyond development of
a wildlife industry, to the creation of a true nature
tourism economy, that supports biodiversity conservation.
Second, they explore the role of the private sector in
contributing to equitable development, and job creation,
while generating conservation finance. Third, they consider
alternative pricing, and other market mechanisms that can
help make nature tourism more viable, and growth-oriented.
Ultimately, the authors argue, economic development, equity,
and conservation objectives can be balanced.

Authors and Publishers

Author(s), editor(s), contributor(s): 

Aylward, Bruce
Lutz, Ernst

Publisher(s): 

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