This book explores the relationship between tourism and development and establishes a
conceptual link between the interconnected disciplines of tourism studies and development …

In recent years, local economic development (LED) has become a widely practised
development strategy in the countries of the North at both the local government and …

The promotion of tourism has been identified as a key strategy that can lead to economic
upliftment, community development and poverty relief in the developing world. In the last few …

This paper examines the success of small-scale farming livelihoods in adapting to climate
variability and change. We represent adaptation actions as choices within a response space …

Tourism is often seen as a tool for poverty alleviation and community development. This
article highlights community‐based tourism as a possible strategy for the development of …

The fact that Africa continues to lag behind all regions of the world on every indicator of
development is hardly contentious. However, there is fierce debate on why this should be …

This paper locates local economic development research and practice in Africa in a global
context. It provides an overview of the international development of local economic …

It has often been argued that Africa in general, and Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) in particular,
is 'different'and that it therefore requires 'exceptional'solutions to its development problems …

The pattern of migrants maintaining strong ties with their home communities is particularly
common in sub-Saharan Africa, where it has important social, cultural, political, and …

Converting my Ph. D. dissertation into a book has been a great challenge to me. This book
can be seen as the culmination of four years of intensive doctoral research, and the means …