Climate Change and Sustainable Tourism: South Africa caught in-between.
Climate change and tourism are symbolically two-sides of a coin. While climate change portends serious threats to ecosystems and biodiversity (the world's foremost tourism assets), environmental impacts associated with tourism-related activities significantly add to climate change. Caught in be...
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| description | Climate change and tourism are symbolically two-sides of a coin. While climate change portends serious threats to ecosystems and biodiversity (the world's foremost tourism assets), environmental impacts associated with tourism-related activities significantly add to climate change. Caught in between the two scenarios is South Africa’s position as both a contributor and one of those hard-hit by climate change on the one hand, and a leading tourist destination with the country’s tourism industry representing a key economic sector and growth enabler by way of its contribution directly to Gross Domestic Product (GDP) on the other. This is beside the fact that a relatively significant share of tourism-related activities is
undertaken in emerging countries, of which South Africa is one. Thus, building on the theoretical underpinnings of Green Theory and a review of relevant documents, this article assesses South African tourism and its contribution to incentivise economic growth and sustainable development, given the country's situational complexity. It argues that tourism is at the centre of a climate-energy interlock in South Africa. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e543cdba42ea49d0a4657a67dc2c6e162022-12-22T02:59:54ZengAfricaJournalsAfrican Journal of Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure2223-814X2017-08-0164Climate Change and Sustainable Tourism: South Africa caught in-between.Professor L. Amusan0O. Olutola1Department of Politics and International Relations School of Government Studies North West University South AfricaNorth West University South AfricaClimate change and tourism are symbolically two-sides of a coin. While climate change portends serious threats to ecosystems and biodiversity (the world's foremost tourism assets), environmental impacts associated with tourism-related activities significantly add to climate change. Caught in between the two scenarios is South Africa’s position as both a contributor and one of those hard-hit by climate change on the one hand, and a leading tourist destination with the country’s tourism industry representing a key economic sector and growth enabler by way of its contribution directly to Gross Domestic Product (GDP) on the other. This is beside the fact that a relatively significant share of tourism-related activities is undertaken in emerging countries, of which South Africa is one. Thus, building on the theoretical underpinnings of Green Theory and a review of relevant documents, this article assesses South African tourism and its contribution to incentivise economic growth and sustainable development, given the country's situational complexity. It argues that tourism is at the centre of a climate-energy interlock in South Africa.https://www.ajhtl.com/uploads/7/1/6/3/7163688/article_51_vol_6__4__2017.pdfClimate changetourismeconomic growthsustainable developmentGreen Theory. |
| spellingShingle | Professor L. Amusan O. Olutola Climate Change and Sustainable Tourism: South Africa caught in-between. African Journal of Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure Climate change tourism economic growth sustainable development Green Theory. |
| title | Climate Change and Sustainable Tourism: South Africa caught in-between. |
| title_full | Climate Change and Sustainable Tourism: South Africa caught in-between. |
| title_fullStr | Climate Change and Sustainable Tourism: South Africa caught in-between. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Climate Change and Sustainable Tourism: South Africa caught in-between. |
| title_short | Climate Change and Sustainable Tourism: South Africa caught in-between. |
| title_sort | climate change and sustainable tourism south africa caught in between |
| topic | Climate change tourism economic growth sustainable development Green Theory. |
| url | https://www.ajhtl.com/uploads/7/1/6/3/7163688/article_51_vol_6__4__2017.pdf |
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