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The Contribution of Tourism to Peacebuilding Processes: The Case of African Peace Parks
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Author(s): Ana Margarida Teixeira (University of Coimbra, Portugal)and Paula Duarte Lopes (University of Coimbra, Portugal)
Copyright: 2021
Pages: 21
Source title:
Role and Impact of Tourism in Peacebuilding and Conflict Transformation
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Jorge Tavares da Silva (GOVCOPP, University of Aveiro, Portugal), Zélia Breda (GOVCOPP, University of Aveiro, Portugal)and Fabio Carbone (Centre for Trust, Peace, and Social Relations, Coventry University, UK & GOVCOPP, University of Aveiro, Portugal)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-5053-3.ch006
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Abstract
The concern for environmental protection within an increasingly globalised international system has led to the planning of Transfrontier Conservation Areas, among which Peace Parks aim to achieve or maintain peace across borders. Based on the growing importance that tourism practice has for the sustainability of Peace Parks, this chapter reflects on how the tourism activity developed within Peace Parks can contribute to peacebuilding processes. This dynamic is addressed by analysing a case study, focused on the Great Limpopo Transfrontier Park. It shows that tourism has the potential to positively contribute to sustainability, creating better living conditions for the local population and, consequently, promoting the achievement of peace. However, it also shows that tourism may have the opposite effect if national interests dominate, if there is insufficient consultation of local communities' interests or if sensitive border and land-use issues are not overcome.
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