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Title: | Role of tourism and place identity in the development of small towns in the Western Cape, South Africa |
Author: | Ferreira, Sanette |
Year: | 2007 |
Periodical: | Urban Forum |
Volume: | 18 |
Issue: | 3 |
Pages: | 191-209 |
Language: | English |
Geographic term: | South Africa |
Subjects: | small towns economic development tourism |
External link: | https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12132-007-9011-8 |
Abstract: | This article interrogates existing debates surrounding the role of tourism in the economic development of small towns by identifying the key dynamics and success factors in the emergence and development of successful tourism localities from international experience, as well as in the local South African context. This comparative examination of South Africa's Western Cape and international experience of tourism's role in local economic development (LED) is organized into five sections. First, tourism's role in local economic development and small town research are surveyed. Second, a growth potential study of small towns in the Western Cape province is summarized. Third, the key factors in the emergence and development of successful tourism spaces in the Western Cape are examined. Fourth, the role of tourism is exemplified in two strongly growing towns with diversified local economies (Stellenbosch and Knysna) as well as in two small 'jewel towns' that are not performing well but possess a unique 'place identity' (Arniston and Greyton). Bibliogr., sum. [ASC Leiden abstract] |