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Llewellyn Leonard

Llewellyn Leonard

Environmental Sociologist / Human Geographer

Llewellyn Leonard

Llewellyn Leonard

Environmental Sociologist / Human Geographer

Academia

  • Leonard L. (2020) How Mining is threatening the sustainability of the South African nature tourism sector and civil society Response. In: Rogerson J., Visser G. (eds) New Directions in South African Tourism Geographies. Geographies of Tourism and Global Change. Springer, Cham
  • R Musavengane, P Siakwah, L Leonard. (2020) The nexus between tourism and urban risk: Towards inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable outdoor tourism in African cities, Journal of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jort.2019.100254
  • Leonard L. (2019) Towards a Broader Conceptualisation of Environmental Justice, pp. 279-284, In: Knight J., Rogerson C. (eds) The Geography of South Africa. World Regional Geography Book Series. Springer, Cham. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-94974-1_30
  • Leonard, L. (2019) Traditional leadership, community participation and mining development, Land Use Policy, Volume 86, 290-298
  • Tantoh, H; Leonard, L. and Simatele, D. (2019) Strengthening the scaffolds of community flexibility: policy and institutional response to the rural water supply and sustainability challenge.” African Geographical Review. https://doi.org/10.1080/19376812.2019.1694045
  • Leonard, L. (2019) Examining civil society social capital relations against mining development for local sustainability: The case of Dullstroom, Mpumulanga, South Africa,  Sustainable Development, Volume 27(3): 289-295. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/sd.1898
  • Musavengane, R. and Leonard, L. (2019) When Race and Social Equity Matters in Nature Conservation , Conservation and Society, DOI: 10.4103/cs.cs_18_23 (http://www.conservationandsociety.org/temp/ConservatSoc000-2419566_064315.pdf)
  • Musavengane, R. Siakwah, P. and Leonard, L. (2019) “Does the poor matter” in pro-poor driven sub-Saharan African cities? towards progressive and inclusive pro-poor tourism, International journal of Tourism Cities. DOI 10.1108/IJTC-05-2019-0057.
  • Siakwah, P., Musavengane, R. and Leonard, L. (2019).  Tourism Governance and Attainment of the Sustainable Development Goals in Africa. Journal of Tourism Planning and Development. DOI: 10.1080/21568316.2019.1600160
  • Khonje, L. and Leonard, L. (2019) Examining governance and growth of the hotel sector in Malawi: An environmental metabolic rift perspective, AJHTL, Volume 8(3): 1-15
  • Leonard. (2018) Mining Corporations, Democratic Meddling, and Environmental Justice, Social Sciences, Volume 7(12), 1-17
  • Leonard, L. (2018) Bridging social and environmental risks: the potential for an emerging environmental justice framework, Journal of Contemporary African Studies, Volume 36(1), 23-38 – https://doi.org/10.1080/02589001.2017.1412582
  • Leonard, L. (2018) Converging political ecology and environmental justice disciplines for more effective civil society actions against macroeconomic risks, International Journal of Environment and Sustainable Development, Volume 17(1), 1-18.
  • Leonard, L., and Lebogang, T. (2017) Exploring the Impacts of Mining on Tourism Growth and Local Sustainability: The Case of Mapungubwe Heritage Site. Sustainable Development, doi: 10.1002/sd.1695.
  • Leonard, L. (2017) Environmental Impact Assessments and public participation: The case of environmental justice and mining development, Environmental Assessment Policy and Management, Volume 19(1), 1-25 -DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1142/S1464333217500028
  • Leonard, L. (2017) Governance, participation and mining development, Politikon, Volume 44(2), 327-345 – DOI: 10.1080/02589346.2016.1245526
  • Nunkoo, R; Teeroovengadum, V; Thomas, P. and Leonard, L. (2017) “Integrating service quality as a second-order factor in a customer satisfaction and loyalty model”, International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management, Vol. 29(12), 2978-3005 – https://doi.org/10.1108/IJCHM-11-2016-0610
  • L. Leonard. (2016) Mining and/or tourism development for job creation or sustainability in Dullstroom, Local Economy, Volume 31(1-2), 249-263 – DOI – 10.1177/0269094215621875
  • L. Leonard. and Langton, A. (2016) Challenges facing tourist attractions due to acid mine drainage, AJHTL, Volume 4(1), 1-8
  • Leonard, L. (2015) Book Review: The Handbook of Civil Society in Africa, London, Springer, pp 490, The Journal of Modern African Studies, Vo­­lume 53 (01), 131-132
  • Leonard, L. (2015) Examining the quality of carbon trading as pathway to environmental justice or recipe for disaster, AJPHERD 1: 125-137
  • Leonard, L. and Dladla, A. (2015) Exploring obstacles towards tourism growth for poverty alleviation and job creation, AJHTL, Volume 4(1), 1-8
  • Leonard, L. and Dlamini, T. (2015) Greening within the Johannesburg tourism and hospitality sectors, AJHTL, Volume 4(2), 1-8
  • Leonard, L. (2014) Reconsidering the ‘risk society theory’ (German sociology theory) in the South, South African Review of Sociology, Volume 45(3), 74-93
  • Leonard, L. (2014) Characterising civil society and its challenges, Journal of Social Dynamics, Volume 40(2), 371-391
  • Leonard, L. (2014) The network society, power, and the print media: the case of media contestation in Durban for environmental justice, Media, Culture and Society, Volume 36(7), 966-981
  • Leonard, L. (2014) Participatory democracy against industrial risks, Politikon, Volume 41(2), 311-329
  • Leonard, L. (2013) Tackling Climate Change in Africa: Effective or Rhetoric Interventions? Humanities and Social Science Review, 2(3), 213-224 – ISSN 2165-6258
  • Leonard, L. (2013) The relationship between the conservation agenda and environmental justice in post-apartheid South Africa: An analysis of WESSA KwaZulu-Natal and environmental justice advocates, South African Review of Sociology, Volume 44(3), 2 – 21.
  • Leonard L. (2012) Another political ecology of civil society reflexiveness against urban industrial risks for environmental justice, Singapore Journal of Tropical Geography, Volume 33, 77-92
  • Leonard, L. (2011) Leadership against industrial risks, Journal of Asian and African Studies, Volume 46(2), 113-129
  • Leonard, L. and Pelling, M. (2010) Civil society response to industrial contamination of groundwater, Journal of Environment and Urbanization, Volume 22(2), 579-595
  • Leonard, L. and Pelling, M. (2010) Mobilization and Protests: Environmental Justice in Durban, Journal of Local Environment, Volume 15(2), 137-151
 
 

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Why there’s resistance to coal mining at a world heritage site in South Africa

There are fears that new mining operations in the north east of South Africa could threaten communities, tourism and the environment.

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Communities, mining corporations and corruption in South Africa

During the apartheid era in South Africa, the mining industry operated without restraint and had undue influence over government decision-making. This created an environment where companies maximised profits at the expense of people and the environment.
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  • When Race and Social Equity Matters in Nature Conservation in Post-apartheid South Africa
  • Communities, mining corporations and corruption in South Africa
  • Why there’s resistance to coal mining at a world heritage site in South Africa
  • Examining civil society social capital relations against mining development for local sustainability
  • Converging political ecology and environmental justice disciplines for more effective civil society actions against macro-economic risks

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