A Case study of Mountain Tourism in Nepal
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Mountain
TourismCase Study:
Nepal
Learning Objectives
• You will be able to explain what is meant by ‘mountain tourism’ and why people come to the Himalaya
• You should be able to identify negative and positive impacts of mountain tourism
• You should be able to distinguish between environmental, social and economic impacts
• You may be able to make specific reference to the case study of the Annapurna Trail & Nepal
DVD: Key Terms
• You need to know, use and be able to spell these key terms!
• What are they?
also……..sustainable, degradation, cultural, social, economic, environmental, impact, positive, negative,
Impact of Tourism in Nepal
Location Himalayas, Between India & Tibet. LEDC
Type of case study Mountain Tourism/ Conservation & Sustainable Tourism/ LEDC
Key Words Sustainable, degradation, cultural, social, economic, enviromental, impact, positive, negative, Nepal, Annapurna
Background Information (Key Statistics)
$60 million, in foreign currency, generated by tourism90% tourists are trekkers
Key Questions
1. What attracts tourists to Nepal?
2. What is the impact of Tourism on the economy of Nepal?
3. What is the impact of tourism on the environment of Nepal?
4. What are the impacts of tourism on the people & the culture of Nepal? (Social Impact)
5. What is being done to make tourism in Nepal sustainable?