Climate Change and Tourism in Southern Africa

This book explores the nature of climate change in southern Africa, its impacts on tourism and the resilience, adaptation and governance needs in various tourism operations and environments.

Autorentext

Jarkko Saarinen is Professor of Human Geography at the University of Oulu, Finland, and Distinguished Visiting Professor (Sustainability Management) at the University of Johannesburg, South Africa.

Jennifer Fitchett is Associate Professor of Physical Geography at the University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa.

Gijsbert Hoogendoorn is Professor of Geography in the Department of Geography at the University of Johannesburg, South Africa.

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Contents

List of illustrations

List of contributors

Preface and acknowledgements

1 Introduction

2 Climate and climate change of southern Africa

3 Perspectives for approaching climate resource and change in tourism

4 Methods for tourism and climate change research in southern Africa

5 Climate change risks to southern African tourism

6 Destination resilience, vulnerabilities, and climate change threats

7 Adaptation to climate change by the southern African tourism sector

8 The role of tourism in contributing to climate change

9 Governance and policy needs in tourism and climate change relations

10 Conclusions and a way forward

References

Index