- Title
- Cross-border tourism planning and development: the case of the Lake Gariep Initiative
- Creator
- Crozier, Marguerite Nicole
- Subject
- Tourism -- South Africa -- Gariep Dam -- Case studies
- Subject
- Gariep Dam (South Africa) -- Tourism -- Case studies
- Subject
- Central-local government relations -- South Africa -- Gariep Dam
- Subject
- Globalization -- Economic aspects -- South Africa
- Date Issued
- 2011
- Date
- 2011
- Type
- Thesis
- Type
- Masters
- Type
- MA
- Identifier
- vital:9034
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10948/1668
- Identifier
- Tourism -- South Africa -- Gariep Dam -- Case studies
- Identifier
- Gariep Dam (South Africa) -- Tourism -- Case studies
- Identifier
- Central-local government relations -- South Africa -- Gariep Dam
- Identifier
- Globalization -- Economic aspects -- South Africa
- Description
- The concept of cross-border tourism planning and cooperation is investigated in reference to the Lake !Gariep Initiative. The field of cross-border economic planning and integration is an area of increasing interest in regional development studies. The Lake Gariep Initiative is an initiative to promote cross-border planning and development around nature conservation, water resource management, economic development, poverty alleviation and tourism in the three municipalities that surround the Gariep Dam. The Gariep Dam, which is largest dam in South Africa, is surrounded by three provinces. The region is also economically and politically marginalised as it has a small, dispersed population and a marginal contribution to the broader regional economy. Under these circumstances the coordination of resources between municipalities to develop and promote the region has been identified as a key success factor for the region. The Lake Gariep Initiative although strongly supported locally has over ten years failed to be institutionalised. This study examines the Lake Gariep Initiative in terms of the origins of the concept and the key challenges that have been faced in establishing a cross-border, development entity. Findings are based on an assessment of documents on the formation of the LGI, interviews with stakeholders involved in the process and an assessment of critical success factors in reference to national and international case studies. This study provides a review of the key challenges, benefits and critical success factors for cross-border tourism development in relation to the Lake !Gariep Initiative.
- Format
- xii, 107 leaves
- Format
- Publisher
- Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University
- Publisher
- Faculty of Business and Economic Sciences
- Language
- English
- Rights
- Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University
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