David Zurick
Biographic Data
| ID | 3757915 |
|---|---|
| NAME | David Zurick |
| GIVEN NAMES | David |
| FAMILY NAME | Zurick |
| SIGNATURE | ZURICK D |
| AFFILIATIONS | Eastern Kentucky University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 14 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 101 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 14 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1989 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Mapping Shangrila: Contested Landscapes in the Sino-Tibetan Borderlands
MAPPING SHANGRILA: Contested Landscapes in the Sino-Tibetan Borderlands. Edited by Emily T. Yeh and Chris Coggins, xv and 332; maps, ills., bibliog., index. Seattle and London: University of Washington Press, 2014. $30.00 (paper), isbn 9780295993584. Like many others, I first visited in my mind when as a youth I read James Hilton's 1922 novel Lost Horizon. Among its pages I discovered the imaginary landscape and society of Shangri La, a term Hilt…
Kathmandu (Kathmandu Valley, Nepal; 1975–2010)
Many years ago I flew from Bangkok to Kathmandu. (2) My flight passed over the Bay of Bengal and shortly thereafter I watched out the window as a low rise of mountains took shape on the northern horizon. It was the end of the monsoon season and humidity filled the air above the Indian plains, obscuring the range so that I saw only a bluish smudge of relief where it stood against the sky. When we got closer, though, the giant snow peaks materializ…
Gross National Happiness and Environmental Status in Bhutan
The Himalayan Kingdom of Bhutan is in the midst of transformation as it moves from an isolated past to a modern nation‐state and participant in the global community. Its development path embraces the concept of "Gross National Happiness," a philosophy and policy instrument that seeks to promote human development and manage environmental conservation within a sustainable strategy guided by Buddhist ethics. After examining Bhutan's approach to deve…
Himalaya: Life on the Edge of the World
Environmental Change in Southeast Asia: People, Politics and Sustainable Development
Environmental Change in South-East Asia brings together scholars, journalists, consultants and NGO activists to explore the interaction of people, politics and ecology. Ostensibly green activities - plantation forestry, eco-tourism, hydro-electricity - are revealed as guises used by elites to promote their own political and economic interests. Highlighting fatal flaws in presently exclusive economic and ecological approaches, the authors stress t…
Nepal: Development and Change in a Landlocked Himalayan Kingdom
Errant Journeys: Adventure Travel in a Modern Age
Errant Journeys: Adventure Travel in a Modern Age
Preserving Paradise
The Road to Shangri La Is Paved: Spatial Development and Rural Transformation in Nepal
Research Article| August 01 1993 The Road to Shangri La Is Paved: Spatial Development and Rural Transformation in Nepal David N. Zurick David N. Zurick Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Comparative Studies of South Asia, Africa and the Middle East (1993) 13 (1_and_2): 35–44. https://doi.org/10.1215/07323867-13-1_and_2-35 Cite Icon Cite Share Icon Share Twitter Permissions Search Site Citation David N. Zurick; The Road to …
Adventure Travel and Sustainable Tourism in the Peripheral Economy of Nepal
Adventure travel is one of the fastest growing but least understood forms of international tourism. Its role in the economic development of remote world places and its impact on local society, economy, and the environment are not fully comprehended, even though adventure tourism has been adopted enthusiastically by many Third World nations. The paper analyzes adventure travel in Nepal and places it within the theoretical frameworks of tourism mod…
Traditional Knowledge and Conservation as a Basis for Development in a West Nepal Village
The roles of traditional environmental knowledge and local conservation efforts in slopeland management and village resource development are examined in Phalabang panchayat in western Nepal's Middle Mountains region. The incentives for indigenous conservation development in Phalabang incorporate the following factors: village territory spatial organization, land use, environ- mental perception, social organization, and land tenure. Two contrastin…
Historical links between settlement, ecology, and politics in the mountains of west Nepal
Deforestation: Social Dynamics in Watersheds and Mountain Ecosystems
Environmental Change in Southeast Asia: People, Politics and Sustainable Development
Environmental Change in South-East Asia brings together scholars, journalists, consultants and NGO activists to explore the interaction of people, politics and ecology. Ostensibly green activities - plantation forestry, eco-tourism, hydro-electricity - are revealed as guises used by elites to promote their own political and economic interests. Highlighting fatal flaws in presently exclusive economic and ecological approaches, the authors stress t…
Adventure Travel and Sustainable Tourism in the Peripheral Economy of Nepal
Adventure travel is one of the fastest growing but least understood forms of international tourism. Its role in the economic development of remote world places and its impact on local society, economy, and the environment are not fully comprehended, even though adventure tourism has been adopted enthusiastically by many Third World nations. The paper analyzes adventure travel in Nepal and places it within the theoretical frameworks of tourism mod…
Mapping Shangrila: Contested Landscapes in the Sino-Tibetan Borderlands
MAPPING SHANGRILA: Contested Landscapes in the Sino-Tibetan Borderlands. Edited by Emily T. Yeh and Chris Coggins, xv and 332; maps, ills., bibliog., index. Seattle and London: University of Washington Press, 2014. $30.00 (paper), isbn 9780295993584. Like many others, I first visited in my mind when as a youth I read James Hilton's 1922 novel Lost Horizon. Among its pages I discovered the imaginary landscape and society of Shangri La, a term Hilt…
Gross National Happiness and Environmental Status in Bhutan
The Himalayan Kingdom of Bhutan is in the midst of transformation as it moves from an isolated past to a modern nation‐state and participant in the global community. Its development path embraces the concept of "Gross National Happiness," a philosophy and policy instrument that seeks to promote human development and manage environmental conservation within a sustainable strategy guided by Buddhist ethics. After examining Bhutan's approach to deve…
Deforestation: Social Dynamics in Watersheds and Mountain Ecosystems
Errant Journeys: Adventure Travel in a Modern Age
Preserving Paradise
Historical links between settlement, ecology, and politics in the mountains of west Nepal
Deforestation: Social Dynamics in Watersheds and Mountain Ecosystems
Traditional Knowledge and Conservation as a Basis for Development in a West Nepal Village
The roles of traditional environmental knowledge and local conservation efforts in slopeland management and village resource development are examined in Phalabang panchayat in western Nepal's Middle Mountains region. The incentives for indigenous conservation development in Phalabang incorporate the following factors: village territory spatial organization, land use, environ- mental perception, social organization, and land tenure. Two contrastin…
Adventure Travel and Sustainable Tourism in the Peripheral Economy of Nepal
Adventure travel is one of the fastest growing but least understood forms of international tourism. Its role in the economic development of remote world places and its impact on local society, economy, and the environment are not fully comprehended, even though adventure tourism has been adopted enthusiastically by many Third World nations. The paper analyzes adventure travel in Nepal and places it within the theoretical frameworks of tourism mod…
The Road to Shangri La Is Paved: Spatial Development and Rural Transformation in Nepal
Research Article| August 01 1993 The Road to Shangri La Is Paved: Spatial Development and Rural Transformation in Nepal David N. Zurick David N. Zurick Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Comparative Studies of South Asia, Africa and the Middle East (1993) 13 (1_and_2): 35–44. https://doi.org/10.1215/07323867-13-1_and_2-35 Cite Icon Cite Share Icon Share Twitter Permissions Search Site Citation David N. Zurick; The Road to …
Errant Journeys: Adventure Travel in a Modern Age
Preserving Paradise
Nepal: Development and Change in a Landlocked Himalayan Kingdom
Errant Journeys: Adventure Travel in a Modern Age
Environmental Change in Southeast Asia: People, Politics and Sustainable Development
Environmental Change in South-East Asia brings together scholars, journalists, consultants and NGO activists to explore the interaction of people, politics and ecology. Ostensibly green activities - plantation forestry, eco-tourism, hydro-electricity - are revealed as guises used by elites to promote their own political and economic interests. Highlighting fatal flaws in presently exclusive economic and ecological approaches, the authors stress t…
Himalaya: Life on the Edge of the World
Gross National Happiness and Environmental Status in Bhutan
The Himalayan Kingdom of Bhutan is in the midst of transformation as it moves from an isolated past to a modern nation‐state and participant in the global community. Its development path embraces the concept of "Gross National Happiness," a philosophy and policy instrument that seeks to promote human development and manage environmental conservation within a sustainable strategy guided by Buddhist ethics. After examining Bhutan's approach to deve…
Kathmandu (Kathmandu Valley, Nepal; 1975–2010)
Many years ago I flew from Bangkok to Kathmandu. (2) My flight passed over the Bay of Bengal and shortly thereafter I watched out the window as a low rise of mountains took shape on the northern horizon. It was the end of the monsoon season and humidity filled the air above the Indian plains, obscuring the range so that I saw only a bluish smudge of relief where it stood against the sky. When we got closer, though, the giant snow peaks materializ…
Mapping Shangrila: Contested Landscapes in the Sino-Tibetan Borderlands
MAPPING SHANGRILA: Contested Landscapes in the Sino-Tibetan Borderlands. Edited by Emily T. Yeh and Chris Coggins, xv and 332; maps, ills., bibliog., index. Seattle and London: University of Washington Press, 2014. $30.00 (paper), isbn 9780295993584. Like many others, I first visited in my mind when as a youth I read James Hilton's 1922 novel Lost Horizon. Among its pages I discovered the imaginary landscape and society of Shangri La, a term Hilt…
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