An assessment for enhancing sustainability in rural tourism products in South Africa
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21540913 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Lorren K Haywood (0000-0001-9518-8023, Smart Places, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Pretoria, South Africa, corresponding author), Karen Nortje (0000-0002-1787-7162, Smart Places, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Pretoria, South Africa), Gift Dafuleya (0000-0002-4343-7945, University of Venda), Tondani Nethengwe (University of Venda), Fhatuwani Sumbana (University of Venda) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 37 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 1033-1050 |
| Publication date | 2020-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Development Southern Africa (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0376-835X • E-ISSN: 1470-3637 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/0376835x.2020.1806784 |
| OpenAlex | W3084621645 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 33 |
Rural tourism contributes towards socio-economic development. In South Africa, rural areas experience significant development challenges with limited opportunities. Rural tourism as an instrumental tool against poverty requires rural tourism products to be not only viable but also sustainable. Presented is a sustainability assessment framework to assist South African enterprises to assess the sustainability of their rural tourism products (RTPs). The framework has two functions: it provides RTP operators with an understanding of all aspects of sustainability for which they are responsible and it provides indicators to measure the sustainability of the product. The indicators are presented as a sustainability scale that acts like a road map to enable operators to improve the sustainability of their RTPs in successive years. The intention and purpose of the framework is to ensure that sustainability is central to the operation of RTPs in South Africa thereby contributing toward sustainable development goals
Business · Economic growth · Economics · Environmental economics · Environmental planning · Environmental resource management · Geography · Political science · Poverty · Rural area · Rural tourism · Sustainability · Sustainability organizations · Sustainable development · Sustainable tourism · Tourism · Tourism geography · Innovation and Socioeconomic Development · Local Economic Development and Planning · Strategic Planning and Analysis
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| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 0,4 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2024 (4) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |