Peet van der Merwe
Biographic Data
| ID | 6294797 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Peet van der Merwe |
| GIVEN NAMES | Peet |
| FAMILY NAME | van der Merwe |
| SIGNATURE | VAN DER MERWE P |
| AFFILIATIONS | North-West University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6640-4062 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 9 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 10 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
The (ir)relevance of hunting tourism to rural communities
Hunting tourism is increasingly utilised as a tool for socio-economic development. While numerous studies have examined the economic impact of the South African hunting tourism sector, there is a notable scarcity of research on its overall impact. This study addresses this gap by investigating the impacts of hunting tourism on local communities in rural areas of South Africa, as perceived by the hunters themselves. A quantitative research approac…
Local residents’ interpretation of the meaning and causes of poverty in Manicaland Province, Zimbabwe
Condescension or collaboration? Local people’s perspectives on the incorporation of indigenous knowledge in tourism development, Manicaland Province, Zimbabwe
The incorporation of indigenous knowledge in development projects has been promoted worldwide as a way of preserving the knowledge of indigenous people. Yet, there is a dearth of research on the perspectives of indigenous people on the incorporation of indigenous knowledge in tourism development. This study examines the potential of tourism incorporating indigenous knowledge systems in the rural communities of Manicaland Province, Zimbabwe. In-de…
Barriers to community participation in Zimbabwe’s community-based tourism projects
Several barriers to the inclusion of local people in the development of tourism exist in most underdeveloped nations. The aim of this article is to present these impediments to the inclusion of local people in community-based tourism projects in Zimbabwe. A qualitative content analysis of community-based tourism projects in Zimbabwe was done, which involved a systematic search of community-based tourism projects’ documents. The 48 documents found…
A revised CBT strategy for Botswana
The study aimed to investigate the stakeholder experiences and perception of the ban on trophy hunting in Botswana that was instituted between April 2014 and May 2019 with the view to inform a revised strategy for Botswana CBT approach. Two communities were selected for this research, namely Sankuyo village in northern Botswana and Mmadinare in the eastern part of the country. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with respondents (Community …
Limitations to community participation in tourism from local people’s perspectives
This article, examines the perspectives of rural people in Manicaland on the barriers to community participation in tourism. A qualitative approach was selected to give local people from the four districts of Manicaland a voice. In-depth interviews, observations and informal conversations were used to collect data. Data was collected from the various levels of the local communities. Data was collected from 43 local people in Manicaland and twenty…
Tolerance factors in human-wildlife conflicts in protected areas
Attaining sustainable use on private game ranching lands in South Africa
Managing beaches and beachgoers
Sounds of the Metropolis
In its modern form, Western popular music is a product of bigness: big business, huge markets, vast cities. This fact, so obvious as to be easily overlooked, is the starting point for Derek B. Scott's book. He singles out four cities as especially important, and here I cannot improve on his own words: dance music in Vienna provided infectious rhythms, novel orchestral timbres, and a new coloristic use of harmony (chords that took on a ‘free-float…
Managing beaches and beachgoers
Attaining sustainable use on private game ranching lands in South Africa
Barriers to community participation in Zimbabwe’s community-based tourism projects
Several barriers to the inclusion of local people in the development of tourism exist in most underdeveloped nations. The aim of this article is to present these impediments to the inclusion of local people in community-based tourism projects in Zimbabwe. A qualitative content analysis of community-based tourism projects in Zimbabwe was done, which involved a systematic search of community-based tourism projects’ documents. The 48 documents found…
Sounds of the Metropolis
In its modern form, Western popular music is a product of bigness: big business, huge markets, vast cities. This fact, so obvious as to be easily overlooked, is the starting point for Derek B. Scott's book. He singles out four cities as especially important, and here I cannot improve on his own words: dance music in Vienna provided infectious rhythms, novel orchestral timbres, and a new coloristic use of harmony (chords that took on a ‘free-float…
Managing beaches and beachgoers
Attaining sustainable use on private game ranching lands in South Africa
Tolerance factors in human-wildlife conflicts in protected areas
A revised CBT strategy for Botswana
The study aimed to investigate the stakeholder experiences and perception of the ban on trophy hunting in Botswana that was instituted between April 2014 and May 2019 with the view to inform a revised strategy for Botswana CBT approach. Two communities were selected for this research, namely Sankuyo village in northern Botswana and Mmadinare in the eastern part of the country. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with respondents (Community …
Limitations to community participation in tourism from local people’s perspectives
This article, examines the perspectives of rural people in Manicaland on the barriers to community participation in tourism. A qualitative approach was selected to give local people from the four districts of Manicaland a voice. In-depth interviews, observations and informal conversations were used to collect data. Data was collected from the various levels of the local communities. Data was collected from 43 local people in Manicaland and twenty…
Condescension or collaboration? Local people’s perspectives on the incorporation of indigenous knowledge in tourism development, Manicaland Province, Zimbabwe
The incorporation of indigenous knowledge in development projects has been promoted worldwide as a way of preserving the knowledge of indigenous people. Yet, there is a dearth of research on the perspectives of indigenous people on the incorporation of indigenous knowledge in tourism development. This study examines the potential of tourism incorporating indigenous knowledge systems in the rural communities of Manicaland Province, Zimbabwe. In-de…
Barriers to community participation in Zimbabwe’s community-based tourism projects
Several barriers to the inclusion of local people in the development of tourism exist in most underdeveloped nations. The aim of this article is to present these impediments to the inclusion of local people in community-based tourism projects in Zimbabwe. A qualitative content analysis of community-based tourism projects in Zimbabwe was done, which involved a systematic search of community-based tourism projects’ documents. The 48 documents found…
The (ir)relevance of hunting tourism to rural communities
Hunting tourism is increasingly utilised as a tool for socio-economic development. While numerous studies have examined the economic impact of the South African hunting tourism sector, there is a notable scarcity of research on its overall impact. This study addresses this gap by investigating the impacts of hunting tourism on local communities in rural areas of South Africa, as perceived by the hunters themselves. A quantitative research approac…
Local residents’ interpretation of the meaning and causes of poverty in Manicaland Province, Zimbabwe
Political science (6 works) · Tourism (6 works) · Business (5 works) · Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research (5 works) · Geography (5 works) · Ecology (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management (3 works) · Economic growth (3 works) · Economics (3 works)