Tourism, Livelihoods and Landscape Change: A GIS-Based Study of Land Use Dynamics in Nameri National Park, Assam

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10.2991/978-2-38476-533-1_58How to use a DOI?

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Land use; Land cover; Tourism

Abstract

Nameri National Park (NNP) located in the Eastern Himalayan foothills of India is an ecologically fragile zone that supports diverse ecosystems. Located within the Eastern Himalaya Biodiversity Hotspot along the Jia-Bhoreli River, a tributary of the River Brahmaputra. This study examines the major ecological and socio-environmental change of Nameri National Park over the past four decades that have reshaped this fragile landscape. This study examines rise in fallow and built-up land, indicating both ecological stress and increasing human interventions. Findings reveal a steady decline in open forest cover from 1988 to 2025, and an increase in fallow and built-up land, indicating both ecological stress and increasing human involvement. The expansion of community-based tourism and eco-lodges around the park, while benefiting local livelihoods and raising awareness, has simultaneously intensified land conversion and resource use along the park’s periphery. Although tourism generates income opportunities for fringe communities through homestays, guiding, and local enterprise, unregulated growth threatens ecological stability and wildlife habitats. The study emphasizes the need for integrated land management that balances conservation, community livelihoods, and sustainable tourism.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Annesha Borah
PY  - 2025
DA  - 2025/12/31
TI  - Tourism, Livelihoods and Landscape Change: A GIS-Based Study of Land Use Dynamics in Nameri National Park, Assam
BT  - Proceedings of the International Conference on Smart Systems and Social Management (ICSSSM-2 2025)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 978
EP  - 990
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-2-38476-533-1_58
DO  - 10.2991/978-2-38476-533-1_58
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