Inclusive, Participatory Approaches to Tourism Rebuilding and Recovery of Coastal Tourism Destinations from the Impacts of COVID-19: The Case of iSimangaliso Wetland Park

Antonia Thandi Nzama ()
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Antonia Thandi Nzama: University of Zululand, Department of Recreation and Tourism

Chapter Chapter 14 in COVID-19, Tourist Destinations and Prospects for Recovery, 2023, pp 239-253 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract The COVID-19 pandemic is one of the exogenous shocks that has tested the resilience of tourism destinations globally, particularly those countries that depend on tourism for their livelihoods. The question is how tourism destinations can adapt and increase their resilience to exogenous shocks to regain tourism as their primary source of livelihood. Using iSimangaliso Wetland Park (IWP) as a case study, this study sought to establish (1) the adaptive capacity of coastal tourism destinations when reacting to exogenous shocks such as COVID-19; (2) initiatives taken towards rebuilding and recovery from COVID-19; and (3) the role of inclusive, participatory approaches to tourism rebuilding and recovery in response to future exogenous shocks. An exploratory research design was adopted using IWP as a case study. A purposive sampling technique was used to select respondents. Questionnaires with open-ended questions were used to collect data. Content analysis was used to analyse and organise qualitative information. The findings indicated that most businesses within IWP had a low adaptive capacity to exogenous shock due to their sizes and character and were struggling to recover. Inclusive, participatory approaches play a significant role in implementing recovery plans.

Keywords: Tourism recovery plan; Inclusive; Participatory approach; Exogenous shocks; Ttourism rebuilding; World heritage site; Coastal tourism destination (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-28340-6_14

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