Problems and prospects for the development of urban tourism in Gaborone and Maun, Botswana

Development Southern Africa

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 725-740

  Mbaiwa, Joseph E ^a   Toteng, Elisha N ^a   Moswete, Naomi ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TOURISM DEVELOPMENT; TOURISM MANAGEMENT; TOURIST ATTRACTION; URBAN DEVELOPMENT; URBAN ECONOMY; URBAN PLANNING;

AFRICA; BOTSWANA; GABORONE; MAUN; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 35548950646     PISSN: 0376835X     EISSN: 14703637     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03768350701650793     Document Type: Article

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