Heidi Karst
Biographic Data
| ID | 4690241 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Heidi Karst |
| GIVEN NAMES | Heidi |
| FAMILY NAME | Karst |
| SIGNATURE | KARST H |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Waterloo |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-6852-9638 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 99 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 13 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1997 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 6 |
Social-ecological wellbeing of communities engaged in ecotourism: Perspectives from Sakteng Wildlife Sanctuary, Bhutan
This paper develops an integrative framework of wellbeing through wellbeing perspectives from development studies and social-ecological systems literature. The framework was applied in indigenous communities of a wildlife sanctuary-cum-ecotourism destination in eastern Bhutan. Qualitative methods, including 68 household interviews and six focus groups, were used to assess subjective, socio-relational, material and ecological dimensions of wellbei…
“This is a holy place of Ama Jomo”: Buen vivir, indigenous voices and ecotourism development in a protected area of Bhutan
Adventure travel and tourism after Covid-19 - business as usual or opportunity to reset
Disclosure statementNo potential conflict of interest was reported by the author.Correction StatementThis article has been republished with minor changes. These changes do not impact the academic content of the article.Additional informationNotes on contributorsSanjay K. NepalSanjay K. Nepal is Professor in the Department of Geography and Environmental Management, University of Waterloo, Canada. His specialty is in tourism and conservation geogra…
Conservation, development and stakeholder relations in Bhutanese protected area management
Conservation and development initiatives have been widely promoted in protected areas (PAs) in developing countries despite ongoing challenges inherent in their capacity to protected biodiversity and alleviate poverty. Bhutan’s vast PA network is becoming increasingly affected by the rapid expansion of conservation and development activities. This paper examines important challenges that PA stakeholders face during socio-political change, and ass…
Tourism and sacred landscape in Sagarmatha (Mt. Everest) National Park, Nepal
While tensions between the sacred and the profane in tourism have been of long standing interest to tourism scholars, there is a dearth of literature on the growing influence of tourism on local residents' spirituality and religious practices in sacred landscapes. This paper examines how local residents' interpretations of sacred landscapes are influenced by tourism development, and whether tourism plays a role in influencing and reproducing sacr…
The critical turn in tourism studies: Creating an academy of hope edited by Irena Ateljevic, Nigel Morgan, and Annette Pritchard
From Leakages to Linkages: Local-Level Strategies for Capturing Tourism Revenue in Northern Thailand
Tourism in the rural areas of developing countries is expanding at a rapid pace and is often a primary means of income in these areas. However, high levels of leakage dramatically reduce the economic impact of such tourism. While the problem of economic leakage in rural peripheries is well documented, there is a paucity of research on strategies to reduce leakage. Strategies that can be employed at the village level may be especially useful as th…
Traditions and Trends: A Review of Geographical Scholarship in Tourism
This paper provides an overview of past and current traditions and trends in tourism research conducted by geographers. The paper is divided into three parts. Part One discusses the traditions in geography scholarship, with respect to the era, language and themes of tourism research. The focus in Part Two is on contemporary trends, examining, in particular, papers presented at three annual meetings of the Association of American Geographers (AAG)…
Residents' Attitudes to Tourism in Central British Columbia, Canada
Traditionally dependent on extractive resource industries, communities located in peripheral regions of British Columbia are searching for economic diversification opportunities. Valemount, a small mountain community in central British Columbia, has recently attracted two large-scale resort development proposals. Based on a survey of local residents in Valemount, this paper examines residents' attitudes to tourism-induced socio-economic and recre…
Mountain Tourism: Toward a Conceptual Framework
A conceptual framework is proposed to examine tourism and recreation issues in mountainous regions. First, six mountain-specific resource characteristics are discussed, which include diversity, marginality, difficulty of access, fragility, niche and aesthetics. It is argued that these characteristics are unique to mountainous regions and, as such, have specific implications for mountain recreation and tourism development. The paper then examines …
Indigenous Ecotourism in Central British Columbia: The Potential for Building Capacity in the Tl'azt'en Nations Territories
This article explores the potential for building capacity to plan and develop ecotourism in a traditionally forest-dependent indigenous community in central British Columbia (BC), Canada. It is based on fieldwork conducted in 2001 and 2002, consisting mainly of two community workshops, and a survey of 128 Tl'azt'en Nation households. Results show that there is significant potential for ecotourism development in the Tl'azt'en territory. The Tl'azt…
Linking parks and people: Nepal's experience in resolving conflicts in parks and protected areas
The search for innovative methods for improving relations between parks and people has led to various conservation and development projects around the world. Nepal's almost three decades of experience in park management in a variety of institutional settings offers valuable lessons in the challenges and opportunities for enlisting local support for conservation. Citing several macro and micro-level case studies from around the country, this paper…
Sustainable tourism, protected areas and livelihood needs of local communities in developing countries
During the last two decades, extensive networks of protected areas in many developing countries have stimulated growth in protected area-based tourism. As protected area tourism occurs in isolated and remote rural regions, it is often assumed that such regions will experience stimulation of economic activities induced by tourism from which local people will be able to derive tangible benefits. Evidence suggests that this is rarely the case. Indee…
Mountain Tourism: Toward a Conceptual Framework
A conceptual framework is proposed to examine tourism and recreation issues in mountainous regions. First, six mountain-specific resource characteristics are discussed, which include diversity, marginality, difficulty of access, fragility, niche and aesthetics. It is argued that these characteristics are unique to mountainous regions and, as such, have specific implications for mountain recreation and tourism development. The paper then examines …
Adventure travel and tourism after Covid-19 - business as usual or opportunity to reset
Disclosure statementNo potential conflict of interest was reported by the author.Correction StatementThis article has been republished with minor changes. These changes do not impact the academic content of the article.Additional informationNotes on contributorsSanjay K. NepalSanjay K. Nepal is Professor in the Department of Geography and Environmental Management, University of Waterloo, Canada. His specialty is in tourism and conservation geogra…
Indigenous Ecotourism in Central British Columbia: The Potential for Building Capacity in the Tl'azt'en Nations Territories
This article explores the potential for building capacity to plan and develop ecotourism in a traditionally forest-dependent indigenous community in central British Columbia (BC), Canada. It is based on fieldwork conducted in 2001 and 2002, consisting mainly of two community workshops, and a survey of 128 Tl'azt'en Nation households. Results show that there is significant potential for ecotourism development in the Tl'azt'en territory. The Tl'azt…
From Leakages to Linkages: Local-Level Strategies for Capturing Tourism Revenue in Northern Thailand
Tourism in the rural areas of developing countries is expanding at a rapid pace and is often a primary means of income in these areas. However, high levels of leakage dramatically reduce the economic impact of such tourism. While the problem of economic leakage in rural peripheries is well documented, there is a paucity of research on strategies to reduce leakage. Strategies that can be employed at the village level may be especially useful as th…
Residents' Attitudes to Tourism in Central British Columbia, Canada
Traditionally dependent on extractive resource industries, communities located in peripheral regions of British Columbia are searching for economic diversification opportunities. Valemount, a small mountain community in central British Columbia, has recently attracted two large-scale resort development proposals. Based on a survey of local residents in Valemount, this paper examines residents' attitudes to tourism-induced socio-economic and recre…
Tourism and sacred landscape in Sagarmatha (Mt. Everest) National Park, Nepal
While tensions between the sacred and the profane in tourism have been of long standing interest to tourism scholars, there is a dearth of literature on the growing influence of tourism on local residents' spirituality and religious practices in sacred landscapes. This paper examines how local residents' interpretations of sacred landscapes are influenced by tourism development, and whether tourism plays a role in influencing and reproducing sacr…
Sustainable tourism, protected areas and livelihood needs of local communities in developing countries
During the last two decades, extensive networks of protected areas in many developing countries have stimulated growth in protected area-based tourism. As protected area tourism occurs in isolated and remote rural regions, it is often assumed that such regions will experience stimulation of economic activities induced by tourism from which local people will be able to derive tangible benefits. Evidence suggests that this is rarely the case. Indee…
Linking parks and people: Nepal's experience in resolving conflicts in parks and protected areas
The search for innovative methods for improving relations between parks and people has led to various conservation and development projects around the world. Nepal's almost three decades of experience in park management in a variety of institutional settings offers valuable lessons in the challenges and opportunities for enlisting local support for conservation. Citing several macro and micro-level case studies from around the country, this paper…
Indigenous Ecotourism in Central British Columbia: The Potential for Building Capacity in the Tl'azt'en Nations Territories
This article explores the potential for building capacity to plan and develop ecotourism in a traditionally forest-dependent indigenous community in central British Columbia (BC), Canada. It is based on fieldwork conducted in 2001 and 2002, consisting mainly of two community workshops, and a survey of 128 Tl'azt'en Nation households. Results show that there is significant potential for ecotourism development in the Tl'azt'en territory. The Tl'azt…
Mountain Tourism: Toward a Conceptual Framework
A conceptual framework is proposed to examine tourism and recreation issues in mountainous regions. First, six mountain-specific resource characteristics are discussed, which include diversity, marginality, difficulty of access, fragility, niche and aesthetics. It is argued that these characteristics are unique to mountainous regions and, as such, have specific implications for mountain recreation and tourism development. The paper then examines …
Residents' Attitudes to Tourism in Central British Columbia, Canada
Traditionally dependent on extractive resource industries, communities located in peripheral regions of British Columbia are searching for economic diversification opportunities. Valemount, a small mountain community in central British Columbia, has recently attracted two large-scale resort development proposals. Based on a survey of local residents in Valemount, this paper examines residents' attitudes to tourism-induced socio-economic and recre…
Traditions and Trends: A Review of Geographical Scholarship in Tourism
This paper provides an overview of past and current traditions and trends in tourism research conducted by geographers. The paper is divided into three parts. Part One discusses the traditions in geography scholarship, with respect to the era, language and themes of tourism research. The focus in Part Two is on contemporary trends, examining, in particular, papers presented at three annual meetings of the Association of American Geographers (AAG)…
From Leakages to Linkages: Local-Level Strategies for Capturing Tourism Revenue in Northern Thailand
Tourism in the rural areas of developing countries is expanding at a rapid pace and is often a primary means of income in these areas. However, high levels of leakage dramatically reduce the economic impact of such tourism. While the problem of economic leakage in rural peripheries is well documented, there is a paucity of research on strategies to reduce leakage. Strategies that can be employed at the village level may be especially useful as th…
The critical turn in tourism studies: Creating an academy of hope edited by Irena Ateljevic, Nigel Morgan, and Annette Pritchard
Conservation, development and stakeholder relations in Bhutanese protected area management
Conservation and development initiatives have been widely promoted in protected areas (PAs) in developing countries despite ongoing challenges inherent in their capacity to protected biodiversity and alleviate poverty. Bhutan’s vast PA network is becoming increasingly affected by the rapid expansion of conservation and development activities. This paper examines important challenges that PA stakeholders face during socio-political change, and ass…
Tourism and sacred landscape in Sagarmatha (Mt. Everest) National Park, Nepal
While tensions between the sacred and the profane in tourism have been of long standing interest to tourism scholars, there is a dearth of literature on the growing influence of tourism on local residents' spirituality and religious practices in sacred landscapes. This paper examines how local residents' interpretations of sacred landscapes are influenced by tourism development, and whether tourism plays a role in influencing and reproducing sacr…
Adventure travel and tourism after Covid-19 - business as usual or opportunity to reset
Disclosure statementNo potential conflict of interest was reported by the author.Correction StatementThis article has been republished with minor changes. These changes do not impact the academic content of the article.Additional informationNotes on contributorsSanjay K. NepalSanjay K. Nepal is Professor in the Department of Geography and Environmental Management, University of Waterloo, Canada. His specialty is in tourism and conservation geogra…
Social-ecological wellbeing of communities engaged in ecotourism: Perspectives from Sakteng Wildlife Sanctuary, Bhutan
This paper develops an integrative framework of wellbeing through wellbeing perspectives from development studies and social-ecological systems literature. The framework was applied in indigenous communities of a wildlife sanctuary-cum-ecotourism destination in eastern Bhutan. Qualitative methods, including 68 household interviews and six focus groups, were used to assess subjective, socio-relational, material and ecological dimensions of wellbei…
“This is a holy place of Ama Jomo”: Buen vivir, indigenous voices and ecotourism development in a protected area of Bhutan
Geography (12 works) · Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research (11 works) · Tourism (11 works) · Political science (9 works) · Business (8 works) · Archaeology (6 works) · Environmental planning (5 works) · Environmental resource management (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management (4 works)