Sustainability Threats to Mountain Tourism with Tourist Mechanized Mobility Induced Global Warming: A Case Study of Nepal

Nepal tourism in the aftermath of the April/May 2015 earthquake and aftershocks: repercussions, recovery and the rise of new tourism sectors

“…Landslides rendered some popular trekking trails, notably the trail to Everest Base Camp, impassable. Trekking trail routes and bridges in several conservation areas were severely damaged (Upadhayaya 2016) and global media coverage indicated that visitors from all Nepal's key tourism source markets were among the casualties. Many of these countries sent rescue and relief teams to support Nepal's overstretched emergency services.…”

“…The earthquakes presented a reputational challenge for Nepal's tourism industry. However, the crisis also evoked a high level of public, industry and international tourists' sympathy (Upadhayaya 2016). Nevertheless, media focus on death and destruction generated widespread perceptions of all of Nepal as a disaster zone, despite the fact that 85% of the country was unaffected.…”

Altitudinal Appraisal Of Land Use Land Cover And Surface Temperature Change In The Satluj Basin, India

“…Land transformations are mainly altered by anthropogenic pressure to maximize the economic benefits of human. The main drivers of the land transformations and global climate are amplified by the urbanization, over population, expansion of settlement, construction of roads, deforestation, changing agriculture pattern, exploitation of natural resources, tourism, demand of energy especially hydro projects in mountain regions (Chauhan et al, 2021;Chhogyel et al, 2020;Roy et al, 2022;Upadhayaya, 2015). Global climate change and increasing anthropogenic pressure are affecting regional biodiversity ecosystem and sustainable development.…”