Uploaded December 2024 | Updated September 2026, 3 days ago

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Special guests' thoughts on mountains, their environments, local communities, and tourism

Prof. Suman Suvedi Bhattarai (Department of Biology, Tri-Chandra M. Campus, Tribhuvan University, Nepal)
Dr Adele Doran (College of Business, Technology & Engineering
Sheffield Business School, UK)
Prof. Sanjay K. Nepal (Geography and Environmental Management
University of Waterloo, Canada)
Prof. Vishwambhar Prasad Sati (Geography and Resource Management
Mizoram University, India)
Prof. David Simmons (Lincoln University, New Zeland; and Deputy Chair Himalayan Trust)
Mr Serku Sherpa (Trekking, Tour & Mountain guide and author of The Sherpas and Their Original Identity)
Prof. Dallen J. Timothy (School of Community Resources and Development
Arizona State University, USA)

First Yale University Global Justice Program Symposium on Pro-poor Mountain Tourism
Yale University
New Haven, USA
December 5, 2024

Organisers and Moderators:
Michal Apollo (Institute of Earth Science, University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland); Yana Wengel (Hainan University -Arizona State University Joint International Tourism College, Hainan University, Haikou, China); and Thomas Pogge (Department of Philosophy, Yale University, New Haven, USA)

Apollo, M., Wengel, Y., Pogge, T., (eds.) (2025). Pro-Poor Mountain Tourism. London: Routledge. doi.org/10.4324/9781003392583

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