Stakeholder perspectives on tourism development in the Greater Mapungubwe Transfrontier
- Sinthumule, Ndidzulafhi Innocent
- Authors: Sinthumule, Ndidzulafhi Innocent
- Date: 2018
- Subjects: Economic development , Mapungubwe , Tourism
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/286580 , uj:31011 , Citation: Sinthumule, N.I. 2018. Stakeholder perspectives on tourism development in the Greater Mapungubwe Transfrontier. African Journal of Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure, 7(5):1-11. , ISSN: 2223-814X
- Description: Abstract: Over the past three decades, several transfrontier conservation areas (TFCAs) have been established, particularly in southern Africa. TFCAs are touted as a strategy for re-establishing traditional migratory routes for wildlife to roam freely across the borders of countries artificially separated by political borders. As a strategy for peaceful coexistence and collaboration among countries in southern Africa, TFCAs are also popularly known as “peace parks”. From an economic perspective, TFCAs are viewed as a potentially huge tourism industry that could bring in much-needed revenue for development. This claim seemingly arose without empirical basis and needs to be subjected to scrutiny. This begs the question— in which ways do TFCAs materially give impetus to tourism? Does the establishment of TFCAs improve the space economy of the region, especially tourism and investment trends? This study uses evidence from the Greater Mapungubwe TFCA to argue that the TFCAs brand does not trigger tourism and economic development.
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- Authors: Sinthumule, Ndidzulafhi Innocent
- Date: 2018
- Subjects: Economic development , Mapungubwe , Tourism
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/286580 , uj:31011 , Citation: Sinthumule, N.I. 2018. Stakeholder perspectives on tourism development in the Greater Mapungubwe Transfrontier. African Journal of Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure, 7(5):1-11. , ISSN: 2223-814X
- Description: Abstract: Over the past three decades, several transfrontier conservation areas (TFCAs) have been established, particularly in southern Africa. TFCAs are touted as a strategy for re-establishing traditional migratory routes for wildlife to roam freely across the borders of countries artificially separated by political borders. As a strategy for peaceful coexistence and collaboration among countries in southern Africa, TFCAs are also popularly known as “peace parks”. From an economic perspective, TFCAs are viewed as a potentially huge tourism industry that could bring in much-needed revenue for development. This claim seemingly arose without empirical basis and needs to be subjected to scrutiny. This begs the question— in which ways do TFCAs materially give impetus to tourism? Does the establishment of TFCAs improve the space economy of the region, especially tourism and investment trends? This study uses evidence from the Greater Mapungubwe TFCA to argue that the TFCAs brand does not trigger tourism and economic development.
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The Greater Mapungubwe Transfrontier : A project in Limbo?
- Sinthumule, Ndidzulafhi Innocent
- Authors: Sinthumule, Ndidzulafhi Innocent
- Date: 2018
- Subjects: Conservation , Mapungubwe , Tranfrontier conservation
- Language: English
- Type: Conference proceedings
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/286588 , uj:31012 , Citation: Sinthumule, N.I. 2018. The Greater Mapungubwe Transfrontier : A project in Limbo? Proceedings of the Biennial Conference of the Society of South African Geographers: 1 – 5 October 2018, University of the Free State. , ISBN: 9780868868523
- Description: Abstract: Over the past three decades, interests in conservation have rapidly rallied around the concept of transfrontier conservation area (TFCA). The establishment of trans-border conservation have received massive support from donors, governments and environmental NGOs. Coordinators of TFCAs were appointed, inter-governmental agreements were signed, and workshops and conferences were convened in support of transnational forms of management. This model to conservation has come to be seen as more effective than national level management because of the transboundary nature of environmental problems. However, the Greater Mapungubwe Transfrontier Conservation Areas (GMTFCA) appear to have lost momentum (stalled) since the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding. This begs the question, what are the politics and problems associated with the establishment of GMTFCAs on the Botswana-South Africa-Zimbabwe borderlands. This paper tries to answer this question with the hope that the challenges, competing agendas and points of conflict surrounding the creation of GMTFCAs might emerge.
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- Authors: Sinthumule, Ndidzulafhi Innocent
- Date: 2018
- Subjects: Conservation , Mapungubwe , Tranfrontier conservation
- Language: English
- Type: Conference proceedings
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/286588 , uj:31012 , Citation: Sinthumule, N.I. 2018. The Greater Mapungubwe Transfrontier : A project in Limbo? Proceedings of the Biennial Conference of the Society of South African Geographers: 1 – 5 October 2018, University of the Free State. , ISBN: 9780868868523
- Description: Abstract: Over the past three decades, interests in conservation have rapidly rallied around the concept of transfrontier conservation area (TFCA). The establishment of trans-border conservation have received massive support from donors, governments and environmental NGOs. Coordinators of TFCAs were appointed, inter-governmental agreements were signed, and workshops and conferences were convened in support of transnational forms of management. This model to conservation has come to be seen as more effective than national level management because of the transboundary nature of environmental problems. However, the Greater Mapungubwe Transfrontier Conservation Areas (GMTFCA) appear to have lost momentum (stalled) since the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding. This begs the question, what are the politics and problems associated with the establishment of GMTFCAs on the Botswana-South Africa-Zimbabwe borderlands. This paper tries to answer this question with the hope that the challenges, competing agendas and points of conflict surrounding the creation of GMTFCAs might emerge.
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