Reconfiguration of the Water–Energy–Food Nexus in the Everest Tourist Region of Solukhumbu, Nepal

Reconfiguration of the Water–Energy–Food Nexus in the Everest Tourist Region of Solukhumbu, Nepal

A case study in the Solukhumbu region in northern Nepal reveals that the high number of seasonal tourists—which has doubled in 20 years—has led to growing water, food, and energy demands that have modified agropastoral practices and the use of local resources. This has induced new patterns in the mo...

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Main Authors: Olivia Aubriot, Marie Faulon, Isabelle Sacareau, Ornella Puschiasis, Etienne Jacquemet, Joëlle Smadja, Véronique André-Lamat, Céline Abadia, Alix Muller
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: International Mountain Society 2019-02-01
Series:Mountain Research and Development
Subjects:
tourism
water–energy–food nexus
flux
hydropower
watermill
Upper Solu Khumbu
Everest
Nepal
Online Access:http://www.bioone.org/doi/full/10.1659/MRD-JOURNAL-D-17-00080.1

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