Contents PART I Introduction and Contexts. 1 Introduction: Call for Sustainability - Jarkko Saarinen, Haretsebe Manwa, Deon Wilson and Fritz Becker; 2 Tourism Development in Southern Africa: Patterns, Issues and Constraints - Chris Rogerson; 3 Tourism Policy and Politics in Southern Africa - C Michael Hall; 4 Gender and tourism in Southern Africa - Haretsebe Manwa; 5 Sustainable Tourism: Perspectives to Sustainability in Tourism - Jarkko Saarinen PART II Tourism development and local policies of sustainability. 6 Tourism, Conservation Areas and Local Development in Namibia - Spatial Perspectives of Private and Public Sector Reform - Fritz Becker; 7 Nature-based Tourism and the Commercialization of National Parks - David Mabunda and Deon Wilson; 8 Natural Resource Based Tourism and Wildlife Policies in Botswana - Julius Atlhopneng & Kutlwano Mulale; 9 Tourism, Nature Conservation and Environmental Legislation in Namibia - Susanne Scholz; 10 Transfrontier Conservation and Local Communities - Maano Ramutsindela PART III Tourism, Local Communities and Natural Resources in Transition. 11 Village-based Tourism and Community Participation: a Case Study of the Matsheng Villages in Southwest Botswana - Naomi Moswete, Brijesh Thapa and Gary Lacey; 12 Socioeconomic Impacts of Tou rism in Okavango - Joseph Mbaiwa and Michael B.K. Darkoh; 13 Sustainable Tourism on Commonages: An Alternative to Traditional Agricultural-based Land Reform in Namaqualand, South Africa - Sharmla Govender van Wyk and Deon Wilson; 14 Local Cuisine, Tourism and Culture - Gerrie du Rand and Ernie Heath; 15 Conclusions and Critical Issues in Tourism and Sustainability in Southern Africa - Jarkko Saarinen.