Social Media, Disasters, and Cultural Heritage: An Analysis of Twitter Images of the 2015 Nepal Earthquake

Kumar, Pakhee

doi:10.1080/15551393.2021.2021080

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“…Older people now represent most of the remaining inhabitants within the main villages, such as Ghunsa, for example, with the exception of a few younger lodge owners who can still make a comfortable living from the tourism trade. The unprecedented growth in cellphones, internet, and social media in the KCA during the past decade provided affordable access to critical scientific and lifesaving information during the COVID-19 pandemic and the 2015 Gorkha Earthquake [50]. At the same time, the technologies have also facilitated greater exposure to western popular culture, with mixed results, as has been reported for elsewhere in Nepal [51].…”

Section: Traditional Livelihoodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Changing Ecology of a High Himalayan Valley: Challenges to the Sustainable Development of the Kanchenjunga Conservation Area, Eastern Nepal

Byers,

Shrestha,

Zackary

et al. 2024

Sustainability

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The Kanchenjunga Conservation Area (KCA) is a high mountain protected area (MPA) in eastern Nepal undergoing socioeconomic and environmental changes that are unprecedented in the region’s history. In the following paper, we discuss recent changes involving new road construction, climate change, adventure tourism, and the wildlife/forest cover/medicinal plant sectors. Our assessments are based on the collective results of past and recent field research, remote sensing analysis, oral histories, and literature reviews. While similar changes are occurring in MPAs throughout Nepal, it is suggested that the KCA differs from other regions in that it still retains the option of conducting detailed feasibility, environmental, and impact assessments prior to the implementation of major change-associated projects, particularly the construction of roads. In turn, the KCA might avoid many of the environmental, social, and economic problems experienced elsewhere in Nepal, while enhancing its status, income-generating capacities, and sustainability as a global destination for adventure, nature, and cultural tourism.

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Section: Traditional Livelihoodsmentioning

confidence: 99%