Essays about: "tourism africa"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 37 essays containing the words tourism africa.

  1. 16. China – Africa Economic Relations, A case study of Chinese investments in Uganda‘s hotel sector.

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

    Author : Ssemanda ALLAWI; [2015]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : Whereas Foreign Direct Investment in toursim industry has been cited as a motor for economic development in developing countries, empirical evidence remain limited and very unclear. It has been highlighted in diffrent literture that there is no way we can mention tourism industry without mentioning hotel industry and that hotel industry plays a significant role towards economic development. READ MORE

  3. 17. Cultivating authenticity : Perceptions of Zanzibari culture and history within the heritage management of Stone Town

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Kulturgeografiska institutionen

    Author : Johan Sjöstrand; [2014]
    Keywords : Heritage studies; Tourism; Authenticity; Urban planning; Zanzibar; Conservation.;

    Abstract : The aim of this thesis is to acquire a deeper understanding of the relationship betweenheritage management, the tourism industry and perceptions of authenticity in the worldheritage site of Stone Town in Zanzibar, Tanzania. This is a case study within the field ofheritage studies with a focus on planning and the production of authenticity. READ MORE

  4. 18. Wetland development in the context of ecotourism : a conceptual design proposal for a wetland site in Lake Victoria, Kenya

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Freija Carlstén; [2014]
    Keywords : conservation; ecotourism; landscape architecture; sustainable development; Wetland;

    Abstract : The travelling sector is expanding worldwide, which puts all destinations under pressure to have a functioning social system and good resources to manage the problems and take advantage of the opportunities that the tourism sector can offer a community. The area around Kisumu in Kenya, like much of Africa, tourism can simultaneously ensure a stable financial future while it removes, as a result of a growing population, more and more of the scenery that many tourists want to experience. READ MORE

  5. 19. Conservation for development : a literature study of the socioeconomic effects of the Great Limpopo Transfrontier Conservation Area

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Rebecka Pettersson; [2014]
    Keywords : Sustainable Development; Transfrontier Conservation Areas; Deep ecology; Great Limpopo Transfrontier Conservation Area; social science;

    Abstract : Transfrontier Conservation Areas (TFCAs) are considered a suitable strategy to combine nature conservation and poverty alleviation in southern Africa, usually through ecotourism. There have, however, been critical voices questioning whether this is actually succeeding. READ MORE

  6. 20. Drug Cartels and Apartheid: Critical Study of Nation Branding in Developing Countries Burdened by Stigmatizations

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Alessio Stringari; Karla Estefania Luz Oliva; [2014]
    Keywords : Nation brand; nation branding; developing countries; semiotics; lexical semantic; critical theory.; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Nation branding is gaining increasing importance between both scholars and practitioners. Although, research in this field seems to focus mainly on developed economies, developing countries are affected by a “label effect” of being categorized as ‘developing’ which generates tacit social stigmatizations. READ MORE