the role of tourism in natural resource management in the okavango ...

the mould of the international organisations, would the results not be different? (Rist,
1999).
One of the most distinguishing characteristics of development theory is the viewpoint
that development or growth is able to continue indefinitely, an idea that distinguishes
First World intellectuals from all others (Rist, 1999). Development, including tourism­
based development, must not be viewed in isolation from the broad concept of the
'environment' as there is a need to reconsider the relationship between environment
and development. As such, in using tourism as a development strategy it is essential
to consider issues of human and societal interaction with their environment;
challenge existing development ideologies and theories, and to view the concept of
growth both from a cultural and historical context in attempting to create sustainable
development options (White, 1993).
The next chapter highlights the methods undertaken in this study, and presents the
conceptual framework and study design.
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