期刊名称：The Journal of Sustainable Development in Africa (JSDA)
电子版ISSN：1520-5509
出版年度：2008
卷号：10
期号：3
出版社：Institute of Sustainable Development in Africa
摘要：One of the obvious developmental challenges in African countries is poverty, made worse by
the enormity of human and natural resources that should ordinarily be antithetical to
poverty. One way of addressing this challenge is economic diversification from the
traditional agricultural or oil mono-economy to such new areas as tourism. In this paper, we
examine the benefits of tourism to local economy and conclude on its potentials in
transforming the rural poor¡¯s life. Arising from this benefit is the security challenge which is
often least discussed even among researchers on tourism. This paper identifies the physical
security of the tourists and the psychological security of the host communities crucial for
sustainable tourism development in Africa. It is concluded that sustainable tourism
development is visible and possible if a mechanism exists that guarantees the security either
way.
