Sustainable Tourism Development in Nepal
Evaluation and Perspectives
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5218450 |
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| Authors | A M Boselli (Institute di Igiene-Universitrà di Padova . Via Loredan, 18 - 35151 PADOVA. Italy), G U Caravello (Institute di Igiene-Universitrà di Padova . Via Loredan, 18 - 35151 PADOVA. Italy), Antonio Scipioni (Industriale Chimica (Italy)), A Baroni (Institute di Igiene-Universitrà di Padova . Via Loredan, 18 - 35151 PADOVA. Italy) |
| Year | 1997 |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 1-12 |
| Publication date | 1997-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Human Ecology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0970-9274 • E-ISSN: 2456-6608 |
| Publisher | Kamla Raj Enterprises (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1080/09709274.1997.11907229 |
| OpenAlex | W2770548135 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 2 |
Nepal is a little country situated in the central part of the Himalayas. Although the country is rick in extraordinary natural beauty, its morphology hinders development and there are few sources of raw materials. Closed to the outside would until 1952. Nepal has had in recent years, an extremely weak and unstable economic growth : at present the pro-capita income is US$ 170 p.a.and nearly 71% of the population lives below the poverty line. Agriculture is the main economic activity making up 58% of the Gross National Product and employing 79% of the work force. With the opening of the country to the outside world, tourist activity is set to become the main source of income in the Himalayan district of Khumbu, for example, more than 65% of the families depend economically on tourism. In 1991. 292.995 tourists visited Nepal, with an increase of about 167% over the last ten years. This rapid development of tourism, has. on one side, produced positive effects, including an increase in income of the population. but. on the other hand, it is causing profound social, environmental and cultural modifications through mirations. deforestation. loss of biodiversity, pollution, cultural contamination etc. Therefore. it is necessary to promote, in Nepal, policies for sustainable touristic development or. alternatively planned and regulated to control the impact on nature and local populations in order to conserve there-sources on which it is based
Development economics · Economic growth · Economics · Environmental degradation · Environmental protection · Geography · Natural resource · Per capita · Per capita income · Political science · Population · Poverty · Sustainable development · Tourism · Cruise Tourism Development and Management · Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research · Ecology
| Highly cited | No |
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