Navigating through the storm

Conservancies as local institutions for regional resilience in Zambezi, Namibia

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ID12913580
AuthorsCarolin Hulke (0000-0002-8365-9614, University of Cologne, corresponding author), Linus Kalvelage (0000-0003-0435-9064, University of Cologne), Jim Kairu (University of Namibia), J R Díez (0000-0003-2065-1380, University of Cologne), Lucas Rutina (0000-0001-9111-6145, University of Namibia)
Year2022
Volume15
Issue2
Pages305-322
Publication date2022-02-07
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueCambridge Journal of Regions Economy and Society (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1752-1386 • E-ISSN: 1752-1378
PublisherOxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1093/cjres/rsac001
OpenAlexW4210527758
LanguageEN
Citations received7
References cited36

The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted global production networks and challenged the resilience of regional economies to external shocks. The tourism sector was severely affected by the travel bans imposed, as were regions characterised by tourism development, such as Zambezi in northern Namibia. Nonetheless, with the support of the national government, conservancies, as local governance institutions, partly maintained the distribution of value from tourism throughout the pandemic and strengthened agriculture-tourism linkages to achieve long-term transformation. These findings suggest that local institutions are able to create regional resilience through their capacity to drive adaptation and adaptability in a diversified regional economy

Adaptability · Agriculture · Business · Corporate governance · Distribution (mathematics · Economic geography · Economics · Economy · Environmental resource management · Geography · Government (linguistics · Political science · Psychological resilience · Resilience (materials science · Storm · Tourism · Local Economic Development and Planning · Mining and Resource Management · Regional resilience and development · Ecology

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