This insightful volume critically explores whether higher altitude of habitation affects host-guest exchanges in mountaineering tourism, in an effort to better understand and manage vulnerable destinations in a sustainable manner.
This insightful volume critically explores whether higher altitude of habitation affects host-guest exchanges in mountaineering tourism, in an effort to better understand and manage vulnerable destinations in a sustainable manner.
The book is based on empirical research conducted in the Mount Everest area in Nepal, part of the Sagarmatha National Park, which is a popular destination among tourists engaging in high-altitude mountaineering (subdivided into hiking, trekking, and mountain climbing). By doing so it offers essential knowledge of mountaineering tourism whilst detailing recent developments linked to the diversification, commodification, and commercialization of mountaineering activity. This is discussed alongside the potentially positive impacts for marginalized high mountain communities.
This book is essential reading for students, academics, industry representatives, and policymakers with an interest in adventure tourism and mountaineering.
Contents
List of figures xi
List of tables xiii
About the author xiv
Foreward by Dallen J. Timothy xvi
Preface xix
Acknowledgements xxi
1.Mountain tourism, altitude and horizontal zoning in relations between hosts
and guests 1
2.Conceptual framework and methodological approach to research on host-guest
relations in mountain areas 26
3.Phenomenon of the spatial and altitude factor in host-guest relationships
(quantitative approach) 43
4.The reality of altitude of habitation on host-guest relationships
(qualitative approach) 72
5.Altitude factor in host-guest relationships: altitude, zone, and possible
reason 119
6.Management Implications 139
7.From euphoria to antagonism - the Irritation Index in the context of
mountain tourism 154
Index 161
Michal Apollo is Assistant Professor at the Institute of Earth Sciences, University of Silesia in Katowice, Poland, and Fellow of Yale Universitys Global Justice Program, USA. He specialises in tourism management, consumer behaviour, and environmental and socio-economic issues. In his main research field, he focuses on human presence and well-being in high mountain regions. Michal is also an enthusiastic mountaineer, ultra-runner, diver, sailor, photographer, science populariser and NGO activist.
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