Browsing by Subject "economic impact"

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    • Does conservation make sense to local communities? 

      Rossouw, Riaan; Saayman, Andrea; Saayman, Melville (Taylor & Francis, 2012)
      The Kruger National Park in South Africa is a key ecotourism attraction for both domestic and international tourists. The South African National Parks have recently come under pressure to uplift communities and to build ...

    • The economic impact of hunting in the Limpopo Province 

      Van der Merwe, Peet; Saayman, Melville; Rossouw, Riaan (University of Johannesburg, 2015)
      This study evaluated the economic impact of hunting on the regional economy of South Africa's Limpopo Province. Data on biltong hunting was derived from a national survey conducted in 2009 and data on trophy hunting from ...

    • The economic impact of hunting in the Northern Cape province 

      Rossouw, Riaan; Saayman, Melville; Van der Merwe, Petrus (Southern African Wildlife Management Association, 2011)
      We here estimate the economic impact of hunting (both biltong and trophy) on South Africa's Northern Cape province economy. This study used the input-output (social accounting matrix) and multiplier analyses to evaluate ...

    • The economic impact of hunting: a regional approach 

      Van der Merwe, Petrus; Saayman, Melville; Rossouw, Riaan (University of Pretoria, 2014)
      The core of South Africa tourism industry is based on wildlife tourism. Private game reserves and game farms which forms part of wildlife tourism constitute most of the wildlife products in South Africa. On these private ...

    • Economic impact of the Klein Karoo National Arts Festival: investigating the application of different models 

      Van Wyk, Lukas; Saayman, Melville; Rossouw, Riaan (Sabinet, 2013)
      This article focuses on an economic assessment of the target obtained in South Africa regarding the Klein Karoo National Arts Festival (KKNK) applying both SAM and CGE models. Since both models have advantages and ...

    • The impact of hunting for biltong purposes on the SA economy 

      Rossouw, Riaan; Saayman, Melville; Van Der Merwe, Petrus (University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, 2011)
      The purpose of this article is to estimate the economic impact of biltong hunting in South Africa.

    • Role of location in the attendance and spending of Festinos 

      Labuschagne, Veronique; Saayman, Melville (African Journal of Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure, 2014)
      The purpose of this research was to identify the determinants of spending by the visitors at Innibos, Vryfees en Kierieklapper arts festivals with special focus on the different locations, using the same questionnaire and ...

    • Towards an instrument measuring community perceptions of the impacts of festivals 

      Viviers, Pierre-André; Slabbert, Elmarie (Kamla-Raj Enterprises, 2012)
      The sustainability of an event depends on the support of the local community. Currently, community instruments do not measure perceptions of the impacts of events in an integrated manner. This paper is the first step in ...