The use of South Africa's nature areas in the promotion of tourism and economic development

Magister Philosophiae - MPhil === South Africa has developed an extensive network of parks, nature reserves and conservation areas, the stated purpose of which is to both promote and protect nature and, particularly in the case of state-owned resources, to harness the power of tourism in social an...

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Main Author:	Pithers, Linda
Other Authors:	Thompson, Lisa
Language:	en
Published:	University of Western Cape 2021
Subjects:	South Africa Nature reserve Tourism Economic development
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/11394/7762

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The use of South Africa's nature areas in the promotion of tourism and economic development

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