Military Base Conversion and Tourism: The case of Port St Johns, South Africa

Peripheral Small Town Development: Senqu Municipality, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa

“…In the search for economic revival through LED, many South African small towns have turned to the prospects offered by tourism-led development, a theme which has been recorded in a number of small town case studies (Nel and Binns 2002;Abrahams 2003;Nel 2005) and rural community-based tourism projects (Ntshona and Lahiff 2003;Ndlovu and Rogerson 2004). The potential for linking together the attractions of a number of small towns or rural communities into themed or branded routes for tourists is another popular LED focus (Rogerson 2002;Lourens 2007).…”

Military Base Conversion in South Africa: Opportunities for Local Economic Development

“…The process of base redevelopment is, however, fraught with challenges for local government as the closure of the base often results in a reduction in jobs and local purchasing power, environmental damage as well as imposing costly planning and management activities. Questions of ownership, availability and deciding on the best reuse option are some of the many challenges that emerge when dealing with base redevelopment (Abrahams 2003(Abrahams , 2006.…”