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Identifying Pro-Poor Mountain Tourism Opportunities Through a Sustainable Livelihood Approach

Maggie Miller Orcid Logo, Carl Cater Orcid Logo, Ravindra Nyaupane

Pro-Poor Mountain Tourism

Swansea University Authors: Maggie Miller Orcid Logo, Carl Cater Orcid Logo, Ravindra Nyaupane

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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...

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Published in: Pro-Poor Mountain Tourism
ISBN: 9781032491998 9781003392583
Published: London Routledge 2024
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title Identifying Pro-Poor Mountain Tourism Opportunities Through a Sustainable Livelihood Approach
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description 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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