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dc.contributor.authorMatlhola, Dimpho Malebogo
dc.date.accessioned2017-02-17T13:58:47Z
dc.date.available2017-02-17T13:58:47Z
dc.date.issued2016-08
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10311/1592
dc.descriptionMatlhola, D.M. (2016) Economic analysis of the preferences and perceptions of tourists in the Okavango Delta, Botswana: implications for rural development. A dissertation submitted to the University of Botswana, Okavango Research Institute (Maun, Botswana) in accordance with the requirements of the degree of Masters of Philosophy in Natural Resource Management.en_US
dc.description.abstractThe Okavango Delta, Botswana is one of the renowned inland deltas in the world. The Delta was declared a Ramsar and World Heritage sites in 1997 and 2014, respectively. This pristine wilderness habitat attracts international tourists, making it an international tourist destination. Despite its importance to various users, local communities and tourists, the Okavango Delta is faced with environmental threats due to population increase, tourism growth, and climate change. Furthermore, tourism planners have been faced with the challenge of diversifying tourism products in the Delta and improve the qualities of tourism experience. Thus, there is a need for valuation of the attributes of the Delta in relation to ecotourism and the marginal willingness for the attributes. This study therefore, used choice experiment method to analyse the preferences of tourists for ecotourism in the Okavango Delta and estimate their marginal willingness to pay for the attributes of the Delta.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipThe research was funded by the Federal Ministry of Educations and Research through ‘The future Okavango Project’.en_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of Botswana; www.ub.bwen_US
dc.subjectOkavango Deltaen_US
dc.subjectecotourismen_US
dc.subjectchoice experiment methoden_US
dc.subjectmarginal willingness to payen_US
dc.subjectconsumer surplusen_US
dc.subjectrural developmenten_US
dc.titleEconomic analysis of the preferences and perceptions of tourists in the Okavango Delta, Botswana: implications for rural developmenten_US
dc.typeMasters Thesis/Dissertationen_US
dc.rights.holderUniversity of Botswanaen_US


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