Urban Tourism in the Global South: South African Perspectives (1st ed. 2021) (GeoJournal Library)

Synopsis

This book examines and addresses the particular character of urban tourism occurring in the global South. It presents research essays on tourism in urban areas of South Africa, a country which is associated with big 5 nature tourism but where urban areas are also major tourism destinations. The book contextualizes urban tourism in South Africa as part of ‘the other half of urban tourism’, an overlooked but energetic scholarship which is emerging on urban places in the global South. The volume moves to present a collection of original material variously on national perspectives on urban tourism following by a cluster of city level perspectives. The last three contributions turn to the role of tourism in small towns, the bottom rung in the urban settlement system. Issues of concern include gastronomic tourism, VFR travel, airportscapes, climate change, AirBnb and creative tourism. Finally, as COVID-19 is potentially a defining historical moment for urban tourism, the volume incorporates historical research perspectives in order to address the overwhelming ‘present-mindedness’ of mainstream urban tourism writings. The book highlights the challenges and opportunities for tourism development in the environment of the urban global South and is relevant to scholars of both tourism and urban studies as well as researchers in development studies.

Copyright:

2021

Book Details

Book Quality:

Publisher Quality

ISBN-13:

9783030715472

Related ISBNs:

9783030715465

Publisher:

Springer International Publishing

Date of Addition:

08/14/21

Copyrighted By:

Springer Nature Switzerland AG

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

Has Image Descriptions:

No

Categories:

Nonfiction, Travel, Business and Finance, Earth Sciences, Sociology

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Edited by:

Christian M. Rogerson

Edited by:

Jayne M. Rogerson