Introduction My dissertation examined changes in the Sherpas’ habitus due to tourism activities in Khumjung, Nepal. According to Bourdieu (1990), habitus means the totality of small immovability in everyday life’s motion and thus a structuring principle of collective strategies and social practices. Thus, habitus is both product and producer of history and … [Read more...] about Challenges of a mountain community: Changes in the Sherpas’ influencing the tourism destination Khumjung, Nepal
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Residents’ perspectives towards community-based ecotourism: a case study from Lombok, Indonesia
Introduction Lombok triggered my attention after my travelling experiences and my personal interest in sociological and environmental research topics. I fell in love with this island after trekking the Rinjani volcano and, for this reason, returned to do my master research. Following the global trend to a more responsible tourism industry, the Indonesian … [Read more...] about Residents’ perspectives towards community-based ecotourism: a case study from Lombok, Indonesia
