Introduction à la relation du tourisme et de l’environnement en Afrique francophone

The complex equation and the operational problematic of the relation of tourism to the environment is consubstantial, in French-speaking Africa, with the emergence and the rise of tourism which constitutes an indisputable source of wealth, susceptible to be allocated to local development, but which...

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Published in:Études Caribéennes
Main Author: Jean-Marie Breton
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Université des Antilles 2020-12-01
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Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/etudescaribeennes/19292
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Summary:The complex equation and the operational problematic of the relation of tourism to the environment is consubstantial, in French-speaking Africa, with the emergence and the rise of tourism which constitutes an indisputable source of wealth, susceptible to be allocated to local development, but which are still far from being the subject of determined and efficient policies in favor of the promotion and anchoring of tourism in the service of sustainable and sustainable development.As a highlight of specific field studies, making useful contributions to the underlying debate, it is useful to recall and briefly situate certain parameters characteristic of contexts of all kinds which affect and determine the tourist exploitation of natural and heritage resources concerned, with regard to the expectations, objectives, challenges and prospects of a sector of activity which is not always, far from it, among the priorities of the authorities in charge of the future of countries concerned.
ISSN:1779-0980
1961-859X