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Tourism Growth for Sustainable Development in Tanzania

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dc.creator Kulindwa, K.
dc.creator Sosovele, H.
dc.creator Mashindano, O.
dc.date 2016-04-05T12:37:44Z
dc.date 2016-04-05T12:37:44Z
dc.date 2001
dc.date.accessioned 2018-04-18T11:43:20Z
dc.date.available 2018-04-18T11:43:20Z
dc.identifier Kulindwa, K., Sosovele, H. and Mashindano, O., 2001. Tourism growth for sustainable development in Tanzania. Dar es Salaam University Press.
dc.identifier 9976-60-369-x
dc.identifier http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/1449
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/9757
dc.description Full text can be accessed at http://www.cabdirect.org/abstracts/20056702891.html;jsessionid=7950F3A616A3EC8D14FA27B1072CEE90
dc.description The effect of macro-economic reform on social and environmental well-being and sustainability was studied, using the case of tourism development in Tanzania. In 1997, Tanzania received 2% of the 23.3 million tourists who visited the African continent and earned about 4.5% of the total earnings. In 1998, the contribution of tourism to GDP rose to 7.4%. In 1999, 35 tourist hunting companies were registered, of which 16 were wholly owned by Tanzanians, while 4 were joint ventures. The contribution of tourism to employment creation is considerable. The main environmental effects include untreated effluent discharges into the sea by tourist installations in beach areas, mangrove destruction, beach erosion, environmental degradation in the parks, and the depletion of ebony resources for "Makonde" carvings. On the one hand, tourism development has renewed the entrepreneurial culture. On the other hand, prostitution, drug abuse, alcoholism, child labour, and truancy are emerging. It is concluded that government tight fiscal policies, including retrenchment of civil servants, has reduced the capacity to stop poaching. Privatization of public tourism facilities could improve tourist services. Investment incentives are likely to benefit more foreign investors than existing small and local investors. Future growth is hampered by the lack of infrastructure
dc.language en
dc.publisher Dar es Salaam University Press (DUP)
dc.subject TROPAG
dc.subject Tourism
dc.subject Economic development
dc.subject Sustainability
dc.subject Environmental degradation
dc.subject Socioeconomic environment
dc.subject Illegal practices
dc.subject Subsidies
dc.subject East Africa
dc.subject Policies
dc.title Tourism Growth for Sustainable Development in Tanzania
dc.type Book


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