Introduction: Tourism and development in the Himalaya / Gyan P. Nyaupane and Dallen J. Timothy
The Himalaya : physiographic and cultural perspectives / Dallen J. Timothy and Gyan P. Nyaupane
Himalayan vulnerabilities and resilience : climate change and natural disasters, shifting physical landscapes and development / Gyan P. Nyaupane
Conservation and restoration of alpine ecosystems in the Himalaya : new challenges for adventure tourism in the 21st century / Alton C. Byers and Milan Shrestha
High-altitude medical conditions among travelers in the Himalaya Mountains / Matiram Pun, Sanjeeb S. Bhandari and Buddha Basnyat
Geopolitics in the Himalaya : territorial conflict, political instability, uprisings and tourism / Dallen J. Timothy
Moral geographies, porters and social exclusion in trekking tourism in the Himalayan region / Sanjay K. Nepal
Tourism for development in the Himalaya : using ecotourism to improve livelihoods / Lisa Choegyal
Tourism and Himalayan indigenous communities / Anup K C and Mariela Fernandez
Volunteer tourism, poverty and people on the margins : altruism, egoenhancement and voyeurism in the Himalaya / Dallen J. Timothy
Pilgrimage tourism and sacred places in the Himalaya / Agnieszka Gawlik, Michal Apollo, Viacheslav Andreychouk and Yana Wengel
Expanding the boundaries of local cuisine : the context of Himalayan community-based homestays / Kishor Chitrakar, Neil Carr and Julia N. Albrecht
Tea heritage and tourism as sustainable development in the eastern Himalaya / Lee Jolliffe
Corporate social responsibility for sustainable mountain tourism in the Himalayan region / Rojan Baniya and Brijesh Thapa
Social enterprises and sustainable development through tourism in the Himalaya / Jonathon Day
Heritage tourism and sustainable development : prospects for a cultural landscapes framework / Neel Kamal Chapagain and Jharna Joshi
Conclusion: The experience of Himalayan tourism / Dallen J. Timothy and Gyan P. Nyaupane.