Applying scenario planning to park and tourism management in Sagarmatha National Park, Khumbu, Nepal

Mountain Research and Development

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 103-112

  Daconto, Giuseppe ^a   Sherpa, Lhakpa Norbu ^b  

^a HKKH Partnership Project   (Nepal)

^b Mountain Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

landscape; mountain protected area; Nepal; participatory systems analysis; Sagarmatha National Park; Scenario planning; Sherpa; strategic planning; tourism

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; COMANAGEMENT; DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY; GLOBALIZATION; INDIGENOUS POPULATION; LANDSCAPE PLANNING; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; LONG-TERM CHANGE; MOUNTAIN REGION; NATIONAL PARK; PARK MANAGEMENT; STAKEHOLDER; STATE ROLE; STRATEGIC APPROACH; TOURISM DEVELOPMENT; TOURISM MANAGEMENT;

NEPAL; SAGARMATHA [(ADS) NEPAL]; SAGARMATHA NATIONAL PARK;

EID: 77954230540     PISSN: 02764741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1659/MRD-JOURNAL-D-09-00047.1     Document Type: Article

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