Changing socio-ecologies of Kalahari: Local perceptions towards environmental change and tourism in Kgalagadi, Botswana

Saarinen, Jarkko; Moswete, Naomi; Atlhopheng, Julius; Hambira, Wame L.

doi:10.1080/0376835x.2020.1809997

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“…More research on sustainability in the tourism sector is urgently needed (Elkhwesky, Salem, Varmus et al, 2022; Ruiz‐Ortega et al, 2021). The current study is also significant because proactive management in tourism is needed (Cajiao et al, 2021; Saarinen et al, 2020). The recent review assists the tourism industry in supporting communities (Saarinen et al, 2020) through adopting PESs.…”

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“…The current study is also significant because proactive management in tourism is needed (Cajiao et al, 2021; Saarinen et al, 2020). The recent review assists the tourism industry in supporting communities (Saarinen et al, 2020) through adopting PESs. This review is also beneficial to guide the tourism industry in establishing a more proactive approach to managing the environment (de Sousa‐Felix et al, 2020).…”

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A systematic and major review of proactive environmental strategies in hospitality and tourism: Looking back for moving forward

Elkhwesky

2022

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Proactive environmental strategies (PESs) are dynamic environmental capabilities that stimulate competitive advantage in the hospitality and tourism (H&T) industries. PESs legitimize environmental goals, policies, budgets, and reports, allowing for environmentally friendly actions and behaviors. In order to highlight measures, antecedents, and outcomes of PESs in the H&T industries, 287 articles were obtained from the Web of Science (WoS) and Scopus databases. Only 78 articles were identified as eligible for the final analysis, spanning a period of more than 26 years (1996 till 2022). The current review demonstrates that PESs in H&T have advanced over the last 26 years. There are many PESs in H&T, with no unified set of measurement tools of PESs. Additionally, there are many antecedents and outcomes of PESs in H&T. However, there has been a paucity of research on H&T PESs, necessitating a thorough investigation of several issues. This review discusses implications and recommendations for H&T and presents a strategy for extending future studies through theoretical advancement and empirical development. The current research is the first to conduct a systematic review of PESs in an H&T context.

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A systematic and major review of proactive environmental strategies in hospitality and tourism: Looking back for moving forward

Elkhwesky

2022

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“…Passive adaptation is reactive and is devoid of concrete steps to deal with or adapt to climate change (e.g., optimize benefits or reduce harm), while the active approach to adaptation is based in proactive learning, focused decisions, and improving knowledge (see Tripathi & Mishra, 2017;Walters, 1986). Therefore, for effective adaptation strategies to be developed, it is important to understand how people and different communities perceive climate change and their need to respond to its impacts (Grothmann & Patt, 2012;Saarinen et al, 2020;Walshe et al, 2018). Perceptions depend on cultural and social context (Kunreuther & Slovic, 1996) as well as local traditional and scientific knowledge (Rudiak-Gould, 2013).…”

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“…Burg (2007) noted the hydrological and vegetation changes using various models, across time scales, up to the year 2100. Research has further revealed impacts of temperature increases due to climate change to include reduced tourism comfort due to rising temperatures in Kalahari area (Saarinen et al, 2012(Saarinen et al, , 2020, Namibia (Saarinen, 2016; the Zambian tourist town of Livingstone (Dube & Nhamo, 2018a), and the Zimbabwean side of the Victoria Falls (Dube & Nhamo, 2018b). The enjoyment of tourist activities such as scenic flights and drive tourism are also expected to be negatively affected by rising temperatures in countries like Botswana and Zambia (Dube & Nhamo, 2018b;Hambira, 2017; see also Hambira & Mbaiwa, 2021).…”

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“…Perceptions and awareness of tourists, tourists operators, as well as policy makers regarding the climate change-tourism nexus have been intensively studied in Botswana, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Kenya, for example (see Dube et al, 2018;Fitchett, Grant, et al, 2016;Hambira et al, 2013;Mushawemhuka et al, 2018;Njoronge, 2015b;Saarinen et al, 2012Saarinen et al, , 2013Saarinen et al, , 2020. In general, studies indicate that there is a relatively good awareness of the climate change process, but its implications to tourism, livelihoods, and local communities' wellbeing specifically are less understood.…”

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Climate Change, Tourism, and Community Development: Perceptions of Maun Residents, Botswana

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Atlhopheng³

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Tourism is a key economic sector and tool for community development in most developing countries. However, climate change remains one of the major threats to this development. This is especially so for countries such as Botswana whose tourism industry is largely nature based making it vulnerable to the effects of environmental change. Consequently, communities who rely on tourism to some extent are also vulnerable to global climate change and its local effects. The purpose of this paper is to examine community perceptions with regards to the tourism-climate change nexus in Maun, a key tourism hub in Botswana and dependent on the tourism economy. Data collection was done by means of a household survey. Interestingly, the results showed that most local people do not perceive tourism highly, as a source of income. In practice, they depended on other forms of livelihoods like formal employment and farming. Furthermore, even though they have noted some changes in the environment and climate, they generally did not know the resultant impacts despite acknowledging that the tourism industry is bound to be affected. The low awareness levels may lead to inaction, and hence a clarion call to decision makers to develop information and adaptation strategies for communities that host tourist attractions to ensure resilience to anticipated effects of global climate change.

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Sustainable Tourism Development in the Southern African Context: An Introduction

Saarinen

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Moswete

2022

Southern African Perspectives on Sustainable Tourism Management

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Changing socio-ecologies of Kalahari: Local perceptions towards environmental change and tourism in Kgalagadi, Botswana

Cited by 18 publications

References 61 publications

A systematic and major review of proactive environmental strategies in hospitality and tourism: Looking back for moving forward

A systematic and major review of proactive environmental strategies in hospitality and tourism: Looking back for moving forward

Climate Change, Tourism, and Community Development: Perceptions of Maun Residents, Botswana

Sustainable Tourism Development in the Southern African Context: An Introduction

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