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

tourist accommodation facilities in the Okavango Delta were considered in this
study.
Tourist accommodation surveys were conducted over three, two month periods
(April/May 2003; November/December 2003; August/September 2004). This was
done to include both international and domestic high and low season months. The
survey form (Appendix Four) consisted primarily of closed-ended questions,
regarding the utilisation of natural resources by tourists accommodation facilities in
the Delta, to facilitate data entry and statistical analysis.
4.8.2.3 Local Inhabitant Survey
The local inhabitant survey was conducted over two, two month periods
(November/December 2003; August/September 2004), which included both high
and low season domestic and international tourism months for the Okavango Delta
region. A map depicting the Okavango Delta region was used to locate the larger
towns and villages of Maun, Shakawe, Etsa 6, Seronga and Gumare (Figure 4.1). A
total of ten households in each of these towns were selected randomly, with one
member (over the age of 18) in each household interviewed. Therefore, a total of ten
local inhabitants were interviewed in each of the towns in the Okavango Delta.
The interviews were conducted orally, in Setswana, with the aid of interpreters. The
head of the household or a spouse was intended to be the respondent. However, in
households where the head or spouse was absent, a family representative over 18
years of age became the interviewee. In Botswana, most rural populations are
unable to read or write, but do speak Setswana. Hence, with the aid of an
interpreter, language constraints were not experienced to the extent of introducing
bias into the survey.
A structured English questionnaire form (Appendix Five) was prepared for the
survey, with the questions administered orally through the interpreter, to the
participants. Survey answers were recorded onto the questionnaire form as the
interview progressed.
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