Requirements for Sustainable Nature-based Tourism in Transfrontier Conservation Areas

A Southern African Delphi Consultation

Bibliographic Data

ID5942393
AuthorsAnna Spenceley (0000-0002-2815-1615, University of Greenwich, corresponding author)
Year2008
Volume10
Issue3
Pages285-311
Publication date2008-07-29
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueTourism Geographies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1461-6688 • E-ISSN: 1470-1340
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/14616680802236295
OpenAlexW2098782882
LanguageEN
Citations received11
References cited44

Over the years a plethora of factors have been associated with sustainable tourism in the literature, but little has been done to prioritize those that are most important to stakeholders in destinations. In particular, this research aimed to identify factors perceived as essential for sustainable nature-based tourism operating in transfrontier conservation areas (TFCAs) in southern Africa. A Delphi consultation was conducted in which 518 southern African experts from government, academia, non-governmental organizations, the private sector and consultancies were invited to contribute. Participants rated the relative importance of 502 policy, planning, economic, environmental and social factors drawn from the literature, and additional factors suggested by regional consultees. A statistically significant level of consensus was achieved on 159 multidisciplinary factors considered to be 'essential' or 'incompatible' with sustainable nature-based tourism in TFCAs. The implications for the assessment of sustainable nature-based tourism in southern African TFCAs are discussed, with a review of how they relate to tourism in the Great Limpopo TFCA: a transboundary protected area that incorporates protected areas in Mozambique, South Africa and Zimbabwe

Business · Delphi method · Destinations · Economic growth · Economics · Environmental planning · Environmental resource management · Geography · Government (linguistics · Multidisciplinary approach · Political science · Private sector · Sustainable development · Sustainable tourism · Tourism · Cruise Tourism Development and Management · Delphi Technique in Research · Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research

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