The role of community involvement and number/type of visitors on tourism impacts: A controlled comparison of Annapurna, Nepal and Northwest Yunnan, China

Nyaupane, Gyan P.; Morais, Duarte B.; Dowler, Lorraine

doi:10.1016/j.tourman.2005.12.013

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“…McConnell 1991, MacLellan et al 1999, Brymer et al 2009). For example, between 1990and 1997, 255,000 (1990) and 418,000 (1997 tourists visited Nepal and mountaineering has remained an important form of revenue (Nyaupane et al 2006). Even in 1991, the mountain slopes were considered the 'highest trash dump in the world' (McConnell 1991).…”

Section: Extreme Sportsmentioning

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Extreme sports in natural areas: looming disaster or a catalyst for a paradigm shift in land use planning?

Burgin¹,

Hardiman²

2012

Journal of Environmental Planning and Management

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Historically, visitors' motives for visiting protected areas included 'rest, relaxation and reinvigoration'. Ecological impacts were typically low. Recent trends have increased use of protected areas for extreme sports, with greater numbers undertaking more active recreation, such as extreme sports. The effect of this trend is considered, together with potential management options. We propose that the development of appropriately targeted and delivered educational programmes could minimise environmental degradation. However, to maximise ecological conservation in protected lands we consider that a major paradigm shift is required. This will require a more strategic, holistic approach to planning and managing outdoor recreation/sport destinations incorporating collaboration across stakeholders. Based on past experience, to continue with the current model will ultimately accelerate biodiversity loss, degradation of protected areas, and loss of recreational amenity.

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Section: Extreme Sportsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Extreme sports in natural areas: looming disaster or a catalyst for a paradigm shift in land use planning?

Burgin¹,

Hardiman²

2012

Journal of Environmental Planning and Management

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“…Cihar and Stankova (2006) found similar results and added that the resident had no real participation in the process of planning and decision making of Podyji NP in Czech Republic. Contrastingly, in Annapurna, Nepal, locals are also involved in planning and decision making, in addition to accommodation and food services and thus generating income and ensuring their local ownership (Nyaupane et al, 2006).…”

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The Management of Bhawal National Park, Bangladesh by the Local Community for Resource Protection and Ecotourism

Mohd¹,

Jusoff²,

Sheikh³

et al. 2009

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Local community participation in ecotourism activities and resource protection and in protected areas can be pursued through collaborative management At present, the natural resources of the park are degrading due to indiscriminate use by the locals and visitors mainly in the form of encroachment and tourism incompatible activities. The local community was left out in decision making process where the core problem still not addressed. This study investigates the problems that affected natural resources and local community involvement in management to mitigate such problem. A survey was conducted in Bhawal National Park (BNP), Bangladesh in December 2006 to February 2007 involved 215 respondents comprising of personnel of the National Park and local community. The respondents include nature guides, food and transportation providers. It is administered by using structured interview questionnaires to elicit opinions from the respondents based on convenient sampling technique. Various statistical analysis namely Exploratory Data Analysis (EDA), Descriptive statistics, Chi-square (χ²), Mann-Whitney test and Kruskal-Wallis test (non-parametric) were used for data analysis. Results showed that the relationship between the local community and park administration is not significant where their participation in the management is minimal. In overall the study provides the premises where the local community supported their participation in the decision making process and participate in management for a better stewardship of the park.

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“…While tourism has brought prosperity, it also resulted in significant changes to the Sherpa culture through a complex interplay of effects on lifestyle and livelihood practices, resource governance systems, development interventions, and technological innovations (Stevens 1996;Rogers et al 1998;Stevens 2003;Byers 2005;Ives 2005;Panzeri et al, 2013;Mukherji et al, 2015). Within the Sherpa community, there is much debate about how to develop a sustainable economy without exacerbating environmental and cultural degradation (Nyaupane et al 2006). …”

Section: Place and Tourismmentioning

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Water Quality in the Sagarmatha National Park, Nepal: A Modification of Viable Field-based Testing Methods

Gruver

Nicholson

Neumann

et al. 2017

EMSD

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Poorly managed solid waste disposal in the Sagarmatha National Park, Nepal, (SNP) is causing considerable degradation of major rivers and drinking water in the region. This research began as a study to: (1) identify sources of water contamination; (2) better understand the breadth of this problem; and (3) begin to develop technical solutions for resolving these problems. The remoteness of the study site and rugged terrain challenged the equipment used to collect and store samples and caused us to modify our protocols. Further, the complex interactions among natural resource management issues, increasing tourism, a Environmental Management and Sustainable Development ISSN 2164-7682 2017 http://emsd.macrothink.org 362 struggling economy, climate change, and the risk of natural disasters (e.g., earthquakes) in the SNP triggered a change in our initial approach to the problem. We decided to broaden our research goals to include community-based resource management efforts designed to inform how resources are protected and governed in the SNP. Understanding communities, residents, and other stakeholder's attitudes and perceptions of the social, economic, and environmental risks is necessary to help community leaders develop and sustain a useful governing framework to support water quality risk mitigation. This manuscript is an effort to communicate the evolving nature of our methodology over time and make a case for flexible research design, particularly in areas where geography, culture, and resource management potentially pose substantial challenges to traditional research methods. The methodology we eventually adopted is generalizable to similar remote mountainous regions around the globe.

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The role of community involvement and number/type of visitors on tourism impacts: A controlled comparison of Annapurna, Nepal and Northwest Yunnan, China

Cited by 230 publications

References 31 publications

Extreme sports in natural areas: looming disaster or a catalyst for a paradigm shift in land use planning?

Extreme sports in natural areas: looming disaster or a catalyst for a paradigm shift in land use planning?

The Management of Bhawal National Park, Bangladesh by the Local Community for Resource Protection and Ecotourism

Water Quality in the Sagarmatha National Park, Nepal: A Modification of Viable Field-based Testing Methods

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