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

and quantitative methodology, as it involves the study of human interaction with the
geographical environment, and hence is not numeric or consistent.
4.2 Aims
The aims of this study are as follows:
1. To analyse the factors which determine the impact of tourism on the
management and utilisation of the Okavango Delta's natural resources.
2. To investigate the relationship between the development of rural tourism in
the Okavango Delta and the utilisation and management of the area's
natural resources.
3. To assess the relationship between the development of rural tourism and
environmental, social, economic and demographic changes in the
Okavango Delta region.
4. To identify viable alternatives for creating and strengthening positive
linkages between tourism and the sustainable management and utilisation
of natural resources in the Okavango Delta.
4.3 Hypotheses
The following hypotheses are advanced in this study:
1. There is a meaningful relationship between the development of rural
tourism and the management and utilisation of natural resources in the
Okavango Delta. It is hypothesised, further, that the tourism industry is one
of the key factors dictating the manner and degree to which the Okavango
Delta's natural resources are utilised and managed.
2. There is a relationship between the development of rural tourism and
socio-economic and demographic changes in the Okavango Delta. It is
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