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 Rural Change: Tourism in an 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 rural economy of Nepal?

3. What is the impact of tourism on the rural environment of Nepal?

4. What are the impacts of tourism on the people & the culture of rural Nepal? (Social Impact)

5. What is being done to make tourism in Nepal sustainable?