Whose Mecca? Divergent experiences of post-productivism and tourism in Nieu Bethesda, South Africa

South African Geographical Journal

Volumn 98, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 386-401

  Irvine, P M ^a   Kepe, T ^a,b   De Wet, D T ^a   Hamunime, N P ^a  

^a RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

LED; Nieu Bethesda; Participation; Post productivism; South Africa; Tourism

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; HOMEOWNERSHIP; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; RACE; RACISM; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; TOURISM; TOWN PLANNING; UNEMPLOYMENT; VIOLENCE; WELFARE IMPACT;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 84937798432     PISSN: 03736245     EISSN: 21512418     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03736245.2015.1052843     Document Type: Article

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