This book investigates urban tourism development in Sub-Saharan Africa, highlighting the challenges and risks involved, but also showcasing the potential benefits. The important insights in this book will be of interest to researchers and practitioners across Tourism, Geography, Urban Development, and African Studies.
This book investigates urban tourism development in Sub-Saharan Africa, highlighting the challenges and risks involved, but also showcasing the potential benefits.
Whilst much is written on Africas rural environments, 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.
Chapter 1: Urban Risk and Tourism in Africa: An overview, Llewellyn
Leonard, Regis Musavengane and Pius Siakwah Theme 1: Urban tourism and
environmental pollution risks
Chapter 2: Examining 'toxic tourism' as a new
form of alternative urban tourism and for environmental justice: The case of
the South Durban Industrial Basin, South Africa, Llewellyn Leonard and Robin
Nunkoo
Chapter 3: Waste management and urban risk in Livingstone City,
Zambia: The sustainability of the hospitality sector, Wilma Sichombo Nchito
and Euphemia Mwale
Chapter 4: The political economy of unplanned urban
sprawl, waste and tourism development in Ghana, Pius Siakwah
Chapter 5:
Environmental risk management and township tourism development in Alexandra,
Johannesburg, South Africa, Llewellyn Leonard and Ayanda Dladla Theme 2:
Peace tourism, battlefields and war risks
Chapter 6: Megasport Events and
Urban Risks: FIFA 2010, the African Bid and Xenophobic Violence, Brij Maharaj
Chapter 7: Elections risk and urban tourism in Sub-Saharan African cities:
Exploring peace through tourism in Harare, Zimbabwe, Regis Musavengane
Chapter 8: The role of responsible tourism in peace-building and social
inclusion in war risk cities: Evidence from Goma, Democratic Republic of
Congo, Clément Longondjo Etambakonga and Dieudonné Trinto Mugangu Theme 3:
Tourism, climate change and flood risks
Chapter 9: Factors influencing
tourism accommodations lack of preparedness for flooding in Lagos, Nigeria,
Eromose Ebhuoma and Llewellyn Leonard
Chapter 10: Climate change impacts and
adaptation strategies for tourism hotspots Mombasa and Cape Town, Francini
van Staden
Chapter 11: Risk of flood impacts on tourism in coastal cities of
West Africa: a case study of Accra, Ghana, Raphael Ane Atanga and Tembi
Tichaawa
Chapter 12: The nexus of climate change and urban tourism in South
Africa: Triaging challenges and optimising opportunities, Felix Donkor and
Kevin Mearns Theme 4: Inclusive urban tourism and enclaves
Chapter 13: Human
Settlements and Tourism Development in Kenya: Prospects for Tackling Urban
Risks in Informal Settlements, Prudence Khumalo
Chapter 14: Conservation
tourism challenges and opportunities on the Cape Flats, South Africa, Michael
Dyssel
Chapter 15: Resilience, Inclusiveness and Challenges of Cosmopolitan
Cities Heritage Tourism: The Case of the Balancing Rocks in Epworth, Harare,
Zibanai Zhou
Chapter 16: Prospects and challenges of sustainable urban
tourism in Windhoek: poverty, inequality and urban risks linkages, Erisher
Woyo
Chapter 17: Navigating urban tourism amidst environmental, political and
social risks: Conclusion, Regis Musavengane, Llewellyn Leonard and Pius
Siakwah
Llewellyn Leonard (Ph.D.) is Professor at the Department of Environmental Science, School of Ecological and Human Sustainability, University of South Africa (UNISA). He has a PhD from Kings College, University of London and is a human geographer and environmental sociologist. His research interest 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 & conservation geographer. A Faculty member at the Midlands State University, Zimbabwe, Department of Tourism and Hospitality. Research Fellow at the School of Ecological and Human Sustainability, Department of Environmental Sciences, UNISA. Holds a PhD 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. Holds a PhD in Geography from Trinity College Dublin (TCD), Ireland. He has keen interest in political economy, natural resources, development geographies, governance, livelihoods, network theories, and tourism and development.
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