Pro-Poor Mountain Tourism by Apollo, Michal; Wengel, Yana; Pogge, Thomas;

Short description:

This timely and interdisciplinary book is the first to examine mountain tourism and local communities with a pro-poor lens. By drawing on human geography, political and social science, ethics and moral philosophy and empirical research, the volume explores how mountain tourism can be used to fight poverty and inequality in mountain regions.

Long description:

This timely and interdisciplinary book is the first to examine mountain tourism and local communities with a pro-poor lens. By drawing on human geography, political and social science, ethics and moral philosophy and empirical research, the volume explores how mountain tourism can be used to fight poverty and inequality in mountain regions.

Mountain tourism represents a growing mass tourism phenomenon. The local population, recognizing the possibilities for increased income, started to develop in situ services. However, sensitive to outside influences, the environment of high-altitude mountain areas resident communities have been abruptly exposed to impacts from mountain tourism-related activities, although until recently, they have been cut off from civilization. The natural environment and people living in mountain regions have been affected by an increasing number of visitors in the last few decades. Hence, this book provides an expert-led and comprehensive summary of mountain tourism development and illustrates how tourism can increase benefits for the poor within local communities. Furthermore, it presents updated management and governance policies.

This volume will be of pivotal interest to scholars and practitioners from the fields of geography and tourism studies, ethics, and development economics, as well as policymakers, aid agencies, and general readers interested in sustainable development in mountain regions.

Table of Contents:

'1. Mountain Tourism and Poverty Reduction: Opportunities and Challenges.  Part I. Strategies for Activating Pro-Poor Mountain Tourism.  2. Identifying Pro-poor Mountain Tourism Opportunities through a Sustainable Livelihood Approach: A Case Study of Dhorpatan Valley, Nepal.  3. The Genesis of Pro-Poor Mountain Tourism in Rural China: Three Cases in Enshi Prefecture.  4. Inclusive development as a modern need: Can mountain tourism make a difference in the Caribbean?.  5. Resident Quality of Life and a Wellness Community-based Tourism Development Model: A Way of Poverty Eradication.  6. Mountain Dark Tourism: A Development Pathway in Post-conflict Zones in Colombia.  7. Pro-poor Mountain Tourism Employment for Women in Nepal.  Part II. Impacts and Challenges of Taking a Pro-Poor Approach to Mountain Tourism.  8. Socio-Cultural Integration in the Development of Pro-Poor Mountain Tourism: A Lesson from Eastern Turkey.  9. Mountain Tourism and Socio-Economic Outcomes in Mountain Communities in Nigeria: Prospects and Challenges.  10. Leveraging Mountain Pro-poor Tourism for Poverty Alleviation in the Eastern Highlands of Zimbabwe.  11. Ethnic Tourism: Challenges and Opportunities for Poverty Alleviation Based on Highlands of Lao Cai, Northwest Vietnam.  12. Navigating the Shadows: A Human Rights-Based Approach to Pro-Poor Mountain Tourism in the Chittagong Hill Tracts.  Part III. Lessons from Advanced Economies.  13. Tourism’s Role in Addressing Poverty through Asset Equity in the U.S. Mountain West.  14. Local Food Products as Element for Fostering Sustainable Mountain Tourism in Marginal Areas: Some Evidence from North-Western Italian Alps.  15. Regional Economic Perspective on the Transformation of Glacier Tourism in the Era of Climate Change.  Part IV. Conclusion Remarks.  16. Pro-Poor Mountain Tourism - Through the Journalist's Eye.  17. The Future Outlook on Poverty Reduction Strategies with the Use of Mountain Tourism.