1st Edition
Tourism and Development in the Himalaya Social, Environmental, and Economic Forces
Part 1: Background and Contextual Setting
Chapter 1: Introduction: Tourism and Development in the Himalaya
Gyan P. Nyaupane and Dallen J. Timothy
Chapter 2: The Himalaya: Physiographic and Cultural Perspectives
Dallen J. Timothy and Gyan P. Nyaupane
Part 2: Tourism Issues and Challenges in the Himalayan Region
Chapter 3: Himalayan Vulnerabilities and Resilience: Climate Change and Natural Disasters, Shifting Physical Landscapes, and Development
Gyan P. Nyaupane
Chapter 4: Conservation and Restoration of Alpine Ecosystems in the Himalaya: New Challenges for Adventure Tourism in the 21st Century
Alton C. Byers and Milan Shrestha
Chapter 5: High-Altitude Medical Conditions Among Travelers in the Himalaya Mountains
Matiram Pun, Sanjeeb S. Bhandari and Buddha Basnyat
Chapter 6: Geopolitics in the Himalaya: Territorial Conflict, Political Instability, Uprisings, and Tourism
Dallen J. Timothy
Chapter 7: Moral Geographies, Porters and Social Exclusion in Trekking Tourism in the Himalayan Region
Sanjay K. Nepal
Part 3: Forms of Tourism in the Himalaya
Chapter 8: Tourism for Development in the Himalaya: Using Ecotourism to Improve Livelihoods
Lisa Choegyal
Chapter 9: Tourism and Himalayan Indigenous Communities
Anup K C and Mariela Fernandez
Chapter 10: Volunteer Tourism, Poverty, and People on the Margins: Altruism, Ego-enhancement, and Voyeurism in the Himalaya
Dallen J. Timothy
Chapter 11: Pilgrimage Tourism and Sacred Places in the Himalaya
Agnieszka Gawlik, Michal Apollo, Viacheslav Andreychouk and Yana Wengel
Chapter 12: Expanding the Boundaries of Local Cuisine: The Context of Himalayan Community-Based Homestays
Kishor Chitrakar, Neil Carr and Julia N. Albrecht
Chapter 13: Tea Heritage and Tourism as Sustainable Development in the Eastern Himalaya
Lee Jolliffe
Part 4: Potential Solutions
Chapter 14: Corporate Social Responsibility for Sustainable Mountain Tourism in the Himalayan Region
Rojan Baniya and Brijesh Thapa
Chapter 15: Social Enterprises and Sustainable Development Through Tourism in the Himalaya
Jonathon Day
Chapter 16: Heritage Tourism and Sustainable Development: Prospects for a Cultural Landscapes Framework
Neel Kamal Chapagain and Jharna Joshi
Chapter 17: Conclusion: The Experience of Himalayan Tourism
Dallen J. Timothy and Gyan P. Nyaupane
Biography
Gyan P. Nyaupane is Professor of Community Resources and Development and Associate Dean of Research in the Watts College of Public Service and Community Solutions at Arizona State University.
Dallen J. Timothy is Professor of Community Resources and Development at Arizona State University and Visiting Professor at universities in China, Spain, and South Africa.
