Call for Chapters: Community Development Insights on Cultural Heritage Tourism

Editors

Lombuso Shabalala, University of South Africa, South Africa


Call for Chapters

Proposals Submission Deadline: June 23, 2024
Full Chapters Due: September 8, 2024
Submission Date: September 8, 2024

Introduction

Today, a World Heritage status enhances the value of a tourist site and is a marker of the authenticity of the site in terms of its cultural heritage. South Africa is home to ten declared World Heritage Sites (WHSs) which are expected to lead to the economic development associated with tourism products and services, contributing to improving the standards of living of the local people. At the same time, tourism is perceived to be the most powerful economic, social, cultural, ecological, and political forces in the world today. However, benefits to local communities and heritage custodians from cultural heritage tourism in heritage sites remains a concern, including the realisation of social and economic development in its true sense. The South African government has put in place a National Tourism Sector Strategy, supported by the National Heritage and Cultural Tourism Strategy, focusing on harnessing, and aligning the strengths of the public and private sectors to ensure the optimal use of resources. It also portrays tourism as one of the world’s largest industries, which is crucial to community commercial strength. Over and above, the tourism sector is understood to exist to contribute to job creation, transformation and contribute to the economy. Therefore, community support and involvement on how the past is presented, as well as understanding the economic impact of the tourism, becomes paramount for any heritage tourism project or activity. A gap exists to examine the perspectives on the role of cultural heritage tourism in community development.

Objective

This book will aim to provide relevant theoretical frameworks and the latest empirical research findings in the area. It will be written for professionals / academics who want to improve their understanding of the strategic role of trust at different levels of the Culture, heritage and tourism while engaging their respective communities. Moreover, the book will provide insights and provoke concerns around roles, management, Indigenous methods and challenges presented in community development and benefits within the context of culture and heritage (tourism).

Target Audience

The target audience of this book will be composed of professionals and researchers working in the field of Tourism, e.g. Cultural Tourism, Heritage Tourism, Sustainable tourism (Eco-Tourism), Community Engagement. Academics, Cultural tourism students, local communities (residing adjacent to protected areas), custodians and descendants to Heritage Sites including government and UNESCO UNITWIN Network: Culture, Tourism and Development.

Recommended Topics

Cultural heritage tourism through the lance of sustainable community development Ownership and the role of host communities Local communities and protected areas Indigenous communities and Heritage sites Indigenous methods, communication and language Stakeholder participation and knowledge transfer Cultural Heritage tourism integration on Sustainable community development Value of culture and heritage Challenges faced by Cultural Heritage Tourism Training, skills transfer and transformation Management, participation and benefits from the perspective of culture and heritage Tourism Cultural and / or heritage (tourism) case studies

Submission Procedure

Researchers and practitioners are invited to submit on or before June 23, 2024, a chapter proposal of 1,000 to 2,000 words clearly explaining the mission and concerns of his or her proposed chapter. Authors will be notified by July 9, 2024 about the status of their proposals and sent chapter guidelines.Full chapters are expected to be submitted by September 8, 2024, and all interested authors must consult the guidelines for manuscript submissions at https://www.igi-global.com/publish/contributor-resources/before-you-write/ prior to submission. All submitted chapters will be reviewed on a double-anonymized review basis. Contributors may also be requested to serve as reviewers for this project.

Note: There are no submission or acceptance fees for manuscripts submitted to this book publication, Community Development Insights on Cultural Heritage Tourism. All manuscripts are accepted based on a double-anonymized peer review editorial process.

All proposals should be submitted through the eEditorial Discovery® online submission manager.



Publisher

This book is scheduled to be published by IGI Global (formerly Idea Group Inc.), an international academic publisher of the "Information Science Reference" (formerly Idea Group Reference), "Medical Information Science Reference," "Business Science Reference," and "Engineering Science Reference" imprints. IGI Global specializes in publishing reference books, scholarly journals, and electronic databases featuring academic research on a variety of innovative topic areas including, but not limited to, education, social science, medicine and healthcare, business and management, information science and technology, engineering, public administration, library and information science, media and communication studies, and environmental science. For additional information regarding the publisher, please visit https://www.igi-global.com. This publication is anticipated to be released in 2025.



Important Dates

June 23, 2024: Proposal Submission Deadline
July 9, 2024: Notification of Acceptance
September 8, 2024: Full Chapter Submission
November 10, 2024: Review Results Returned
December 22, 2024: Final Acceptance Notification
January 5, 2025: Final Chapter Submission



Inquiries

Lombuso Shabalala
University of South Africa
lombusoshabalala@gmail.com


Editorial Advisory Board Members:
Dr Lia Bassa, Budapest Metropolitan University, Foundation for Information Society, Member of UNESCO UNITWIN Network: Culture, Tourism and Development, Hungary.
Dr Godfrey Ayubu, Ardhi University (Member of Cultural Heritage IUC Project with Hasselt University), Kenya.
Prof David Mabunda, Tshwane University of Technology (Chair: Tshwane School of Business and Society Advisory Board), South Africa.
Prof Uwe Hermann, Tshwane University of Technology (Head: Centre for Sustainable Tourism), South Africa.
Prof Shirley Mthethwa – Sommers, Consultant (Community Engagement and Teaching & Learning), United States of America.
Dr Tshepang Molale, Wits University (Communication), South Africa.
Dr Tamara Ratz, Kodolanyi University (Head: Tourism Department), Hungary.
Ms. Thamary Mukuya, Consultant (Heritage and Tourism Development), Zimbabwe.

Classifications


Business and Management; Education; Government and Law; Social Sciences and Humanities
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