The Problems and Prospects of Sustainable Tourism Development in the Okavango Delta, Botswana

Journal of Sustainable Tourism

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 203-227

  Mbaiwa, Joseph E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOTSWANA   (Botswana)

Author keywords

Developing countries; Okavango Delta; Poverty alleviation; Rural development; Sustainable development; Sustainable tourism

Indexed keywords

POVERTY ALLEVIATION; RURAL DEVELOPMENT; SUSTAINABILITY; TOURISM DEVELOPMENT;

AFRICA; BOTSWANA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; OKAVANGO DELTA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WORLD;

EID: 19644376971     PISSN: 09669582     EISSN: 17477646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01434630508668554     Document Type: Article

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