Vulnerability to climate change of nature-based tourism in the Nepalese Himalayas

Tourism Geographies

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 95-119

  Nyaupane, Gyan P ^a   Chhetri, Netra ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate change; Himalayas; Impacts; Nature based tourism; Nepal; Vulnerability

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE CONDITIONS; CLIMATE EFFECT; GLACIAL LAKE; PROTECTED AREA; VULNERABILITY;

ASIA; EURASIA; HIMALAYAS; KHUMBU HIMAL; MOUNT EVEREST;

EID: 59049101091     PISSN: 14616688     EISSN: 14701340     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14616680802643359     Document Type: Article

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