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Perceptions of trekking tourism and social and environmental change in Nepal's Himalayas
The Himalayas are among the world’s youngest mountain ranges. In addition to the geologic processes of mountain building and erosion, they are also highly vulnerable to human influenced change, occurring at local, national, regional, and international scales. A photo-elicitation methodology is employed to show how residents perceive those changes from historical perspectives, as well as their current conditions and impacts on their daily lives. Nepal’s Khumbu region has undergone major social and environmental transformations since the 1960s when international trekking first began to influence the area's economy. The current perceptions of Khumbu residents of these changes is assessed through photo-elicitation interviews. Their responses are placed in the historical context of: (i) institutional and political changes, much of which have been driven by national government policies; (ii) social and economic changes, for which the tourism economy has been central; and (iii) environmental changes, reflecting the impacts of resource management and climate change. The mostly positive perceptions of Khumbu residents toward how their region has changed reflects general improvements in the physical and cultural landscapes of the Khumbu over time, as well as its continuing geographic isolation, which has helped to slow the rate of globalization, while also keeping the region a dynamic and popular tourist destination
Speaking up for patient safety by hospital-based health care professionals: a literature review
Two Teaching Strategies: Their Effectiveness With Students of Varying Cognitive Abilities
Comparing Ozonation and Membrane Separation for Color Removal and Disinfection By-product Control
Compatibility of Predatory Nematode, Fictor composticola and Bacterial Parasite, Pasteuria penetrans for the Management of Root-Knot Nematode
The experience of learning to speak up: a narrative inquiry on newly graduated registered nurses
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