Leveraging State-Owned Nature-Based Assets for Transformation and SMME Development: Pilanesberg National Park, South Africa

Giddy, Julia Kathryn; Idahosa, Love Odion; Rogerson, Christian M.

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-29377-2_17

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“…Previous research has shown that the most significant economic benefit of the communities located adjacent to national parks is job creation (Anthony, 2007). One recent investigation examining the role of SMMEs surrounding Pilanesberg National Park demonstrated that there were few instances in which local businesses were able to feed into lucrative tourism supply chains, notwithstanding a range of local SMMEs in the area surrounding this park (Giddy, Idahosa & Rogerson, 2020). Thus, despite rhetoric from organizations and, particularly, government, which emphasizes the imperative to uplift local communities via these tourism assets, little has been achieved to facilitate utilizing local business goods and services in these parks.…”

Section: Wildlife and National Park Tourism In South Africamentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Thus, despite rhetoric from organizations and, particularly, government, which emphasizes the imperative to uplift local communities via these tourism assets, little has been achieved to facilitate utilizing local business goods and services in these parks. As a result, the economic benefits to local communities are minimal and often precarious (Giddy, Idahosa & Rogerson, 2020).…”

Section: Wildlife and National Park Tourism In South Africamentioning

confidence: 99%

“…As highlighted by Abdullah, Lee & Carr (2023) the uneven benefits from tourism development between different actors in destinations relates to issues of marginalisation. In South Africa, one of the channels demonstrated to address marginality and promote improved economic development prospects within rural communities is support for the development of local small medium and micro enterprises (SMMEs) which emerged as a core policy focus of government in the post-apartheid period (Kirsten & Rogerson, 2002;Rogerson, 2004;Giddy, Idahosa & Rogerson, 2020;Sixaba & Rogerson, 2023).…”

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confidence: 99%

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Linking state-owned nature-based tourism assets for local small enterprise development: Addo Elephant National Park, South Africa

Giddy,

Rogerson

2023

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Tourism is often discussed as a pathway to local economic development especially in the Global South. Although much discussion surrounds upliftment via job creation and the direct income generated from tourism enterprises, there is increasing focus on the benefits of tourism supply chains for local communities. Existing research demonstrates the potential role of tourism supply chains to uplift local businesses, particularly small medium and micro-enterprises (SMMEs). Nevertheless, there are many barriers which face local SMMEs in accessing tourism supply chains particularly in the Global South. This paper seeks to investigate the relationship between a major state-owned tourism asset in South Africa, Addo Elephant National Park, and SMME development. Using qualitative interviews with stakeholders within the Addo Elephant National Park, local tourism businesses as well as local SMMEs, the challenges faced by these enterprises in entering the tourism supply chain are highlighted as well as the tenuous linkages between local SMMEs and state-owned tourism assets.

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Linking state-owned nature-based tourism assets for local small enterprise development: Addo Elephant National Park, South Africa

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Rogerson

2023

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“…The potential stimulation of enterprise development through public procurement and leveraging of the supply chains associated with the municipal assets was explored. The use of public procurement for leveraging business opportunities for Black entrepreneurs is currently a major focus of national government policy in South Africa (Rogerson and Rogerson, 2019c;Giddy et al, 2020).…”

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Using Municipal Tourism Assets for Leveraging Local Economic Development in South Africa

Rogerson

2020

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AbstractTourism development can be a vital component of place-based development initiatives in the global South. The nexus of tourism and place-based development thinking in the global South and of the role of local governments is only beginning to be investigated by tourism scholars. This article explores the record of using tourism assets in one South African local municipality for leveraging local economic development. Evidence is drawn from the experience of the King Sabata Dalindyebo Local Municipality in South Africa's Eastern Cape province. The research results point to an unimpressive record on the part of local government in directing the use of local assets for assisting tourism development. Several challenges are revealed to explain the underperformance of potentially valuable local assets in this municipality. Institutional and governance shortcomings, including widespread corruption, underpin the observed weaknesses both in the everyday workings of local government in relation to service delivery and infrastructure support as well as its inability to implement plans for local economic development. Well-meaning policies proposed for tourism development are not implemented variously for reasons of funding, lack of local support, lack of entrepreneurialism by the municipality and lack of ability to implement because of capacity issues. Potential state assets which could bolster tourism and local development outcomes are not being realized and in many cases the assets themselves are in a state of deterioration because of neglect.

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“…Investigating the contribution of the Park towards sustainable livelihoods and poverty alleviation necessitates exploring the linkages of wildlife tourism to Askham's local economy. For wildlife tourism to contribute to poverty alleviation and local development in such communities, local linkages are significant (UNCTAD, 2017; Giddy et al, 2020). The linkages concerned describe how the sector spreads and shares opportunities for other small businesses in the locality, meaning how integrated wildlife tourism is with the local economy.…”

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Leveraging Wildlife Tourism for Employment Generation and Sustainable Livelihoods: The Case of the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, Southern Africa

Lekgau

Tichaawa

2020

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This study examined the contribution of wildlife tourism and conservation to employment generation and sustainable livelihoods of a community residing adjacent to the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, Southern Africa. Adopting a qualitative approach, semi-structured interviews were conducted with tourism stakeholders and focus group discussions with members of the community. The findings reveal wildlife tourism to have positively contributed towards providing diverse employment opportunities for the community. Additionally, the livelihood diversification strategies largely involved integrating the cultural and natural resources with the wilderness experience of the region. However, a major concern is the significant lack of linkages between wildlife tourism and the local economy of the community. While the study concludes wildlife tourism to be an important economic sector for the community, it recommends further integration of micro and small local businesses into wildlife tourism so as to enhance the contribution of the Park and wildlife tourism to community livelihoods.

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Leveraging State-Owned Nature-Based Assets for Transformation and SMME Development: Pilanesberg National Park, South Africa

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References 39 publications

Linking state-owned nature-based tourism assets for local small enterprise development: Addo Elephant National Park, South Africa

Linking state-owned nature-based tourism assets for local small enterprise development: Addo Elephant National Park, South Africa

Using Municipal Tourism Assets for Leveraging Local Economic Development in South Africa

Leveraging Wildlife Tourism for Employment Generation and Sustainable Livelihoods: The Case of the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, Southern Africa

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