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Identifying Pro-Poor Mountain Tourism Opportunities Through a Sustainable Livelihood Approach
Maggie Miller 
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Carl Cater ,
Ravindra Nyaupane
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Carl Cater ,
Ravindra Nyaupane
Pro-Poor Mountain Tourism
Swansea University Authors:
Maggie Miller , Carl Cater , Ravindra Nyaupane
Abstract
Pro-poor tourism has been identified as a possible sustainable development solution for poverty alleviation in mountain areas. Situated in the heart of the Himalayas, Nepal has embraced mountain tourism as a core development strategy. Whilst we recognize the potential tourism may hold for hill regio...
| Published in: | Pro-Poor Mountain Tourism |
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| ISBN: | 9781032491998 9781003392583 |
| Published: |
London
Routledge
2024
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| Online Access: |
https://www.routledge.com/Pro-Poor-Mountain-Tourism/Apollo-Wengel-Pogge/p/book/9781032491998?srsltid=AfmBOorzf5GAxcorRNUFMVDMz6DWH_CHb72LU8D5mZLOytOM7KCU-UGN |
| URI: | https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa68196 |
| Abstract: |
Pro-poor tourism has been identified as a possible sustainable development solution for poverty alleviation in mountain areas. Situated in the heart of the Himalayas, Nepal has embraced mountain tourism as a core development strategy. Whilst we recognize the potential tourism may hold for hill regions in Nepal, it is essential to first identify the baseline assets available for mountain communities in order for them to create and develop a local, sustainable economy. A tool for assessing such assets is the Sustainable Livelihoods Approach (SLA) which evaluates forms of natural, human, physical, financial, social, cultural, and political capital. Tourism can be supported by, as well as potentially augment, these various forms of community assets, but conversely weaknesses in these will form a barrier to development. This chapter uses a SLA to examine the Dhorpatan Valley, a high-altitude valley in western Nepal. Suggestions for future pro-poor tourism developments are identified along with potential challenges. |
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| College: |
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences |