Llewellyn Leonard (editor) - Sustainable Urban Tourism in Sub-Saharan Africa: Risk and Resilience

This book investigates urban tourism development in sub-Saharan Africa, highlighting the challenges and risks involved, but also showcasing the potential benefits.

While much is written about Africas rural environments, it seems little has been written about the tourism potential of the vast natural, cultural and historical resources in the continents urban areas. Yet these opportunities also come with considerable environmental, social and political challenges. This book interrogates the interactions between urban risks, tourism and sustainable development in sub-Saharan African urban spaces. It addresses the underlying issues of governance, power, ownership, collaboration, justice, community empowerment and policies that influence tourism decision-making at local, national and regional levels. Interrogating the intricate relationships between tourism stakeholders, this book ultimately reflects on how urban risk can be mitigated, and how sustainable urban tourism can be harnessed for development.

The important insights in this book will be of interest to researchers and practitioners across Tourism, Geography, Urban Development and African Studies.

Llewellyn Leonard is a Professor at the Department of Environmental Science, School of Ecological and Human Sustainability at the University of South Africa (UNISA). He has a Ph.D. from Kings College, University of London, and is a human geographer and environmental sociologist. His research interests include environmental justice, governance, democracy and human rights, civil-society-state-industry relations, urban risks, sustainable development, risk society and political economy/ecology.

Regis Musavengane (Ph.D.) is a political ecologist and tourism and conservation geographer. He is a faculty member at the Midlands State University, Zimbabwe, Department of Tourism and Hospitality, and a Research Fellow at the School of Ecological and Human Sustainability, Department of Environmental Sciences at the University of South Africa (UNISA). He holds a Ph.D. in Geography and Environmental Studies from University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa. His research interests include collaborative management of natural resources, community-based tourism, land reform for community development and inclusive tourism systems for both urban and rural spaces.

Pius Siakwah (Ph.D.) is a development and resources geographer and a Research Fellow at the Institute of African Studies (IAS), University of Ghana. He holds a Ph.D. in Geography from Trinity College Dublin (TCD), Ireland. He has keen interest in political economy, natural resources, renewable energies ans sustainability, development geographies, governance, livelihoods, network theories and tourism and development.

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Names: Leonard, Llewellyn, editor. | Musavengane, Regis, editor. | Siakwah, Pius, editor.

Title: Sustainable urban tourism in sub-Saharan Africa : risk and resilience / edited by Llewellyn Leonard, Regis Musavengane and Pius Siakwah.

Description: New York : Routledge, 2021. | Series: Routledge studies in cities and development | Includes bibliographical references and index. Identifiers: LCCN 2020035058 (print) | LCCN 2020035059 (ebook) | ISBN 9780367904142 (hardback) | ISBN 9781003024293 (ebook)

Subjects: LCSH: Urban ecology (Sociology)--Africa, Sub-Saharan. | Cities and towns--Growth--Environmental aspects. | Ecotourism--Africa, Sub-Saharan.

Classification: LCC HT243.A43 S87 2021 (print) | LCC HT243.A43 (ebook) | DDC 307.760967--dc23

LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2020035058
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