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Sanjay Nepal

Sanjay K. Nepal

Associate Professor
Geography and Environmental Management

Phone: 519 888 4567 ext. 31239
Office: EV1-124
Email: snepal @ uwaterloo.ca
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Degrees:

PhD Geography, University of Bern, Switzerland 1999
MSc Rural and Regional Development Planning, Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand 1991
MA Geography, Tribhuvan University, Nepal  1984


Academic Honours:

Sloan Scholar, Sloan Foundation 2008-2009
Learning Community Faculty, Texas A&M University 2006-2007
Fellow & Corresponding Member of the Board, Swiss Foundation for Alpine Research 1999-

Editorial Board:

Research Interest:

Exploring the links between biodiversity conservation and tourism, particularly in areas of resolving conflicts between wildlife agencies and local communities, tourism impacts on the environment (in parks and protected areas, and remote communities), community participation, and local level development through tourism. Current research focus is in Nepal, Thailand and Western Canada.

Main Research Sponsors:

Recent/Key Publications:

  1. Phumsathan, S. & Nepal, S.K. (2012) Comparing park officials’ and visitors’ impact acceptability in Khao Yai National Park, Thailand. Thai Journal of Forestry 31(2).
  2. Karanth, K. & Nepal, S.K. (2012). Local residents’ perception of benefits and losses from protected areas in India and Nepal. Environmental Management 49 (2): 372-386.
  3. Nepal, S.K. & Jamal, T.B. (2011) Resort-induced changes in small mountain communities in British Columbia, Canada. Mountain Research and Development 31(2): 89-101.
  4. Spiteri, A. & Nepal, S.K. (2011). Linking livelihoods and conservation: An examination of local residents’ perceived linkages between conservation and livelihood benefits around Nepal’s Chitwan National Park. Environmental Management 48(5): 727-738.
  5. Nepal, S.K. (2011). Mountain tourism and climate change: Implications for the Nepal Himalaya. Nepal Tourism and Development Review. 1(1): 1-15. Invited paper for the inaugural issue.
  6. Xie, F., Lacher, R.G. & Nepal, S.K. (2011). Economic impacts of domestic tourism in the rural developing world: A case study of Zhangjiaje City, China. Tourism Review International 14 (1): 29-42.
  7. Lacher, R.G. & Nepal, S.K. (2011). The economic impact of souvenir sales in peripheral areas: A case study from Northern Thailand. Tourism Recreation Research 36 (1): 27-37.
  8. Lacher, R.G. & Nepal, S.K. (2010). Dependency and Development in Northern Thailand. Annals of Tourism Research 37(4): 947-968.
  9. Khadka, D. & Nepal, S.K. (2010). Local responses to participatory conservation in Annapurna Conservation Area, Nepal. Environmental Management 45(2): 351-362.
  10. Lacher, R.G. & Nepal, S.K. (2010). From leakages to linkages: Local level strategies for capturing tourism revenue in northern Thailand. Tourism Geographies 12 (1): 77-99.
  11. Phumsathan, S. & Nepal, S. (2009). Environmental impacts of tourism in Khao Yai National Park, Thailand. Proceedings of the International Society of Travel and Tourism Educators (ISTTE).
  12. Lai, P.,  Sorice, M., Nepal, S.K. & Cheng, C. (2009). Integrating social marketing into sustainable resource management at Padre Island National Seashore: An attitude-based segmentation approach. Environmental Management. 43 (6): 985-998.
  13. Gretzel, U., Stronza, A., Jamal, T and Nepal, S.K. 2009. Teaching International Tourism: An interdisciplinary, field-based course. J. of Teaching in Travel and Tourism 8 (2&3): 261-82.
  14. Lu, J. & Nepal, S. K. 2009. Sustainable tourism research: An analysis of papers published in the Journal of Sustainable Tourism. Journal of Sustainable Tourism. 16(1): 5-16.
  15. Nepal, S.K. 2009. Traditions and trends: A review of geographic scholarship in tourism. Tourism Geographies. 11 (1): 2-22.
  16. Spiteri, A & Nepal, S.K. 2008. Local benefits from conservation in Nepal's Annapurna Conservation Area. Environmental Management 42 (3): 391-401.
  17. Spiteri, A. & Nepal, S.K. 2008. Distributing conservation incentives in the buffer zone of Chitwan National Park, Nepal. Environmental Conservation 35 (1): 76-86.
  18. Nepal, S.K. 2008. Residents' attitudes to tourism in Central British Columbia, Canada. Tourism Geographies 10(1): 42-65.
  19. Nepal, S.K. 2008. Tourism and rural energy - The Annapurna region of Nepal. Tourism Management 29(1) 89-100.

 

Courses Taught:

Student Supervision:

  Currently supervising Total supervised
Masters 1 6
PhD 2 5