Gyan Nyaupane
Associate Dean of Research and Professor, Watts College of Public Service and Community Solutions
Arizona State University-Downtown Phoenix
417 N Central Ave, Ste 545
Phoenix, AZ 85004-4020
Titles
- Senior Global Futures Scientist, Julie Ann Wrigley Global Futures Laboratory
- Associate Dean of Research and Professor, Watts College of Public Service and Community Solutions
- Affiliated Faculty, Center for Biodiversity Outcomes, Global Institute of Sustainability and Innovation
Biography
Gyan Nyaupane is a Professor and Associate Dean of Research in the Watts College of Public Service and Community Solutions at Arizona State University. He is also affiliated with the Global Institute of Sustainability and Innovation as a Senior Global Futures Scientist, and a Graduate Faculty in the Hugh Downs School of Human Communication. He served as the Graduate Programs Director in the School of Community Resources and Development for 10 years, where he led to establish and expand the Ph.D. program.
Trained in both natural and social sciences from three continents, his scholarship is truly interdisciplinary and international. He received his doctoral degree from the Pennsylvania State University, master's degree from Lincoln University, New Zealand, and bachelor's degree from the Institute of Forestry, Nepal. He was an Erskine Fellow at the University of Canterbury, New Zealand in 2018, and has been a Visiting Senior Research Associate at the University of Johannesburg, South Africa since 2020.
His research interests lie in understanding the human-environment interactions, particularly connecting communities and conservation through tourism. He has done research on various topics, including sustainable tourism, ecotourism, protected area management, public lands, natural resource management, community development, and Indigenous Peoples globally. He has published over 70 peer-reviewed journal articles and book chapters. His research on Global South and the Himalaya has resulted in two co-edited books. The first book, “Cultural Heritage and Tourism in the Developing World: A Regional Perspective” synthesizes global and regional issues, challenges, and practices related to cultural heritage and tourism, especially in less-developed nations. The second book, "Tourism and Development in the Himalaya: Social, Environmental and Economic Forces," brings together interdisciplinary perspectives on nature, society, economic development, poverty, justice, social and environmental vulnerability, faith and culture, Indigenous Peoples, women, geopolitical conflicts, heritage and living culture, attachment to place, and many other concepts to broaden our understanding of tourism and development in the region.
He has led several federal/state-funded research projects to inform the agencies regarding participatory decision-making and community engagement efforts as crucial elements of sustainable development. One of his current projects is focused on cross-border ecological restoration and economic development within the US-Mexico border funded by the Department of Interior/National Park Service and the second project is focused on a statewide comprehensive plan for the state of Arizona on public lands and outdoor recreation. The plan is guided by equity, access, and justice and involves statewide stakeholders, including minority groups. He also led an international research project that explored the changing relationships of Indigenous Peoples with their natural environment in the USA, Australia, and Nepal. His research has been instrumental in envisioning and planning policies for federal, state, tribal, and local land management agencies in Asia, Africa, and the USA.
He served on the Board of Directors for the Travel and Tourism Research Association (TTRA) for three years. He is the Editor-in-Chief of Tourism Review International, an ESCI and SCOPUS indexed peer-reviewed journal dedicated to the advancement of scholarly and managerially oriented knowledge in tourism.
He regularly teaches graduate and undergraduate courses on Sustainable Tourism, Critical Issues in Community Development, and Tourism Planning, and supervises doctoral, master's and honors students.
Prior to academia, he worked for governmental and non-governmental organizations.
Education
- PhD, Leisure Studies (minor in Geography), Pennsylvania State University, 2004
- MS, Parks, Recreation, and Tourism Management, Lincoln University, New Zealand, 1999
- BS, Forestry, Tribhuvan University, Nepal, 1994
Expertise
Journal Articles
2022
Clark, C. and G. P. Nyaupane. 2022. Connecting landscape-scale ecological restoration and tourism: Stakeholder perspectives in the great plains of North America. Journal of Sustainable Tourism 30(11):2595-2613. DOI: 10.1080/09669582.2020.1801698. (link )
Clark, C. and G. P. Nyaupane. 2022. Understanding Millennials’ nature-based tourism experience through their perceptions of technology use and travel constraints. Journal of Ecotourism DOI: 10.1080/14724049.2021.2023555. (link )
Clark, C., G. P. Nyaupane and A. Lichterman. 2022. Comparison between Millennials’ and providers’ perceptions of technology use in a nature-based tourism context. Current Issues in Tourism 25(13):2086-2089. DOI: 10.1080/13683500.2021.1895731. (link )
Clark, C., G. P. Nyaupane, D. J. Timothy and C. N. Buzinde. 2022. Scenario planning as a tool to manage tourism uncertainties during the era of COVID-19: a case study of Arizona, USA. Current issues in Tourism 25(7):1063-1073. DOI: 10.1080/13683500.2022.2032617. (link )
Nyaupane, G. P., S. Poudel and A. M. York. 2022. Governance of protected areas: An institutional analysis of conservation, community livelihood, and tourism outcomes. Journal of Sustainable Tourism 30(11):2686-2705. DOI: 10.1080/09669582.2020.1858089. (link )
Stone, M. T., L. S. Stone and G. P. Nyaupane. 2022. Theorizing and contextualizing protected areas, tourism and community livelihoods linkages. Journal of Sustainable Tourism 30(11):2495-2509. DOI: 10.1080/09669582.2021.2003371. (link )
2021
Mustafa, D., G. P. Nyaupane and V. Vandever. 2021. Scalar politics of Indigenous waterscapes in Navajo Nation and Nepal: Conflict, conservation and development. Environment and Planning E: Nature and Space DOI: 10.1177/25148486211007853. (link )
Nyaupane, G. P., G. Prayag, J. Godwyll and D. D. White. 2021. Toward a resilient organization: analysis of employee skills and organization adaptive traits. Journal of Sustainable Tourism 29(4):658-677. DOI: 10.1080/09669582.2020.1822368. (link )
Stone, L. S., M. T. Stone and G. P. Nyaupane. 2021. The state of tourism and community development research and future directions. Tourism revoew International 25(23):79-88. DOI: 10.3727/154427221X16098837279994. (link )
2020
Clark, C. and G. P. Nyaupane. 2020. Overtourism: An analysis of its coverage in the media by using framing theory. Tourism Review International 24(2-3):75-90. DOI: 10.3727/154427220X15845838896314. (link )
Hsu, C., M. Chen, G. P. Nyaupane and S. Lin. 2020. Measuring sustainable tourism attitude scale (SUS-TAS) in an Eastern island context. Tourism Management Perspectives 33(Jan):100617. DOI: 10.1016/j.tmp.2019.100617. (link )
Nyaupane, G. P., C. Morris Paris and X. Li. 2020. Introduction: Special issue on domestic tourism in Asia. Tourism Review International 24(1):1-4. DOI: 10.3727/154427220X15845838896305. (link )
Stone, L. S. and G. P. Nyaupane. 2020. Local residents’ pride, tourists’ playground: the misrepresentation and exclusion of local residents in tourism. Current Issues in Tourism 23(11):1426-1442. DOI: 10.1080/13683500.2019.1615870. (link )
2019
Stone, L. S. and G. P. Nyaupane. 2019. The tourist gaze: Domestic versus international tourists. Journal of Travel Research 58(5):877-891. DOI: 10.1177/0047287518781890. (link )
2018
Nyaupane, G. P., S. Poudel and D. J. Timothy. 2018. Assessing the sustainability of Tourism systems: A social-ecological approach. Tourism Review International 22(1):49-66. DOI: 10.3727/154427218X15202734130440. (link )
Stone, M. T. and G. P. Nyaupane. 2018. Protected areas, wildlife-based community tourism and community livelihoods dynamics: spiraling up and down of community capitals. Journal of Sustainable Tourism 26(2):307-324. DOI: 10.1080/09669582.2017.1349774. (link )
2017
Poudel, S. and G. P. Nyaupane. 2017. Understanding environmentally responsible behaviour of ecotourists: The reasoned action approach. Tourism Planning & Development 14(3):337-352. DOI: 10.1080/21568316.2016.1221851. (link )
Stone, M. T. and G. P. Nyaupane. 2017. Ecotourism influence on community needs and the functions of protected areas: a systems thinking approach. Journal of Ecotourism 16(3):222-246. DOI: 10.1080/14724049.2016.1221959. (link )
2016
Poudel, S., G. P. Nyaupane and M. Budruk. 2016. Stakeholders' perspectives of sustainable tourism development: A new approach to measuring outcomes. Journal of Travel Research 55(4):465-480. DOI: 10.1177/0047287514563166. (link )
Stone, L. S. and G. P. Nyaupane. 2016. Africans and protected areas: North-south perspectives. Annals of Tourism Research 58(May):140-155. DOI: 10.1016/j.annals.2016.03.003. (link )
Stone, M. T. and G. P. Nyaupane. 2016. Protected areas, tourism and community livelihoods linkages: A comprehensive analysis approach. Journal of Sustainable Tourism 24(5):673-693. DOI: 10.1080/09669582.2015.1072207. (link )
Zhao, S., G. P. Nyaupane and D. J. Timothy. 2016. Residents’ preferences for historic preservation criteria and their determinants: an American example. Journal of Heritage Tourism 11(4):395-410. DOI: 10.1080/1743873X.2016.1151428. (link )
2015
Nyaupane, G. P., D. J. Timothy and S. Poudel. 2015. Understanding tourists in religious destinations: A social distance perspective. Tourism Management 48(Jun):343-353. DOI: 10.1016/j.tourman.2014.12.009. (link )
Zhao, S., G. P. Nyaupane and K. L. Andereck. 2015. Exploring the differences between educational and escapist experience stagers: A multiperspective approach. Tourism Review International 19(3):105-122. DOI: 10.3727/154427215X14430967453553. (link )
2014
Morris Paris, C., G. P. Nyaupane and V. Teye. 2014. Expectations, outcomes and attitude change of study abroad students. Annals of Tourism Research 48:275-277. DOI: 10.1016/j.annals.2014.06.007. (link )
Nyaupane, G. P. and K. L. Andereck. 2014. Visitors to cultural heritage attractions: An actiVitY-BaseD integrateD tYPologY. Tourism Culture & Communication 14(1):17-26. DOI: 10.3727/109830414X14038917832824. (link )
Nyaupane, G. P., A. A. Lew and K. Tatsugawa. 2014. Perceptions of trekking tourism and social and environmental change in Nepal's Himalayas. Tourism Geographies: An International Journal of Tourism Space, Place and Environment 16(3):415-437. DOI: 10.1080/14616688.2014.942233. (link )
Sirakaya-Turk, E., G. P. Nyaupane and M. Uysal. 2014. Guests and hosts revisited: Prejudicial attitudes of guests toward the host population. Journal of Travel Research 53(3):336-352. DOI: 10.1177/0047287513500580. (link )
Stone, M. T. and G. P. Nyaupane. 2014. Rethinking community in community-based natural resource management. Community Development 45(1):17-31. DOI: 10.1080/15575330.2013.844192. (link )
2013
Poudel, S. and G. P. Nyaupane. 2013. The role of interpretative tour guiding in sustainable destination management: A comparison between guided and non-guided tourists. Journal of Travel Research 52(5):659-672. DOI: 10.1177/0047287513478496 . (link )
Poudel, S., G. P. Nyaupane and D. J. Timothy. 2013. Assessing visitors preference of various roles of tour guides in the Himalayas. Tourism Analysis 18(1):45-59.
2012
Nyaupane, G. P. and S. Poudel. 2012. Application of appreciative inquiry in tourism research in rural communities. Tourism Management 33(4):978-987. DOI: 10.1016/j.tourman.2011.10.009. (link )
2011
Andereck, K. L. and G. P. Nyaupane. 2011. Exploring the nature of tourism and quality of life perceptions among residents. Journal of Travel Research 50(3):248-260. DOI: 10.1177/0047287510362918. (link )
Nyaupane, G. P. 2011. Benefits of open space: Managers’ and local residents’ perspectives. Journal of Park and Recreation Administration 29(4):20-36. (link )
Nyaupane, G. P., C. Morris Paris and V. Teye. 2011. Study abroad motivations, destination selection and pre-trip attitude formation. International Journal of Tourism Research 13(3):205-217. DOI: 10.1002/jtr.811. (link )
Nyaupane, G. P. and S. Poudel. 2011. Linkages among biodiversity, livelihood, and tourism. Annals of Tourism Research 38(4):1344-1366. DOI: 10.1016/j.annals.2011.03.006. (link )
2010
Nyaupane, G. P., C. Morris Paris and V. Teye. 2010. Why do students study abroad? Exploring motivations beyond earning academic credits. Tourism Analysis 15(2):263-267. DOI: 10.3727/108354210X12724863327920. (link )
Nyaupane, G. P. and D. J. Timothy. 2010. Heritage awareness and appreciation among community residents: perspectives from Arizona, USA. International Journal of Heritage Studies 16(3):225-239. DOI: 10.1080/13527251003620776. (link )
Nyaupane, G. P. and D. J. Timothy. 2010. Power, regionalism and tourism policy in Bhutan. Annals of Tourism Research 37(4):969-988. DOI: 10.1016/j.annals.2010.03.006. (link )
2009
Nyaupane, G. P. 2009. Heritage complexity and tourism: the case of Lumbini, Nepal. Journal of Heritage Tourism 4(2):157-172. DOI: 10.1080/17438730802429181. (link )
Nyaupane, G. P. and N. Chhetri. 2009. Vulnerablility to climate change of nature-based tourism in the Nepalese Himilayas. Tourism Geographies 11(1):95-119. DOI: 10.1080/14616680802643359. (link )
Nyaupane, G. P., A. Graefe and R. C. Burns. 2009. The role of equity, trust and information on user fee acceptance in protected areas and other public lands: a structural model. Journal of Sustainable Tourism 17(4):501-517. DOI: 10.1080/09669580802651699. (link )
2008
Nyaupane, G. P. and K. L. Andereck. 2008. Understanding travel constraints: Application and extension of a leisure constraints model. Journal of Travel Research 46(4):433-439. DOI: 10.1177/0047287507308325. (link )
Nyaupane, G. P. and A. Graefe. 2008. Travel distance: A tool for nature-baed tourism market segmentation. Journal of Travel & Tourism Marketing 25(3-4):355-365. DOI: 10.1080/10548400802508457. (link )
Nyaupane, G. P., J. T. McCabe and K. L. Andereck. 2008. Seniors' travel constraints: Stepwise logistic regression analysis. Tourism Analysis 13:341-354. (link )
Nyaupane, G. P., V. Teye and C. Morris Paris. 2008. Innocents abroad: Attitude change toward hosts. Annals of Tourism Research 35(3):650-667. DOI: 10.1016/j.annals.2008.03.002. (link )
2007
Nyaupane, G. P. 2007. Ecotourism versus nature-based tourism: Do tourists really know the difference?. Anatolia 18(1):161-165. DOI: 10.1080/13032917.2007.9687044. (link )
Nyaupane, G. P., A. Graefe and R. C. Burns. 2007. Understanding equity in the recreation user fee content. Leisure Sciences 29(5):425-442. DOI: 10.1080/01490400701394899. (link )
2006
Nyaupane, G. P., D. B. Morais and L. Dowler. 2006. The role of community involvement and number/type of visitors on tourism impacts: A controlled comparison of Annapurna, Nepal and Northwest Yunnan, China. Tourism Management 27(6):1373-1385. DOI: 10.1016/j.tourman.2005.12.013. (link )
Nyaupane, G. P. and B. Thapa. 2006. Perceptions of environmental impacts of tourism: A case study at ACAP, Nepal. International Journal of Sustainable Developemtn & World Ecology 13(1):31-61. DOI: 10.1080/13504500609469661. (link )
Nyaupane, G. P., D. D. White and M. Burduk. 2006. Motive-based tourist market segmentation: An application to Native American cultural heritage sites in Arizona, USA. Journal of Heritage Tourism 1(2):81-99. DOI: 10.2167/jht010.0. (link )
2004
Nyaupane, G. P., D. B. Morais and A. Graefe. 2004. Nature tourism constraints: A cross-activity comparison. Annals of Tourism Research 31(3):540-555. DOI: 10.1016/j.annals.2004.01.006. (link )
Nyaupane, G. P. and B. Thapa. 2004. Evaluation of ecotourism: A comparative assessment in the Annapurna Conservation Area Project, Nepal. Journal of Ecotourism 3(1):20-45. DOI: 10.1080/14724040408668148. (link )
Books
2022
Nyaupane, G. P. and D. J. Timothy eds. 2022. Tourism and Development in the Himalaya: Social, Environmental, and Economic Forces. Routledge. ISBN: 9780367466275.
2009
Timothy, D. J. and G. P. Nyaupane eds. 2009. Cultural Heritage and Tourism in the Developing World: A Regional Perspective. Routledge. London. ISBN: 978-0415776226.
Book Chapters
2022
Nyaupane, G. P. 2022. Himalayan vulnerabilities and resilience: Climate change and natural disasters, shifting physical landscapes, and development. In: Nyaupane, G. P. and D. J. Timothy eds., Tourism and Development in the Himalaya: Social, Environmental, and Economic Forces. Routledge. ISBN: 978-0367466275.
Nyaupane, G. P. and D. J. Timothy. 2022. Tourism and development in the Himalaya. Pp. 1-15 In: Nyaupane, G. P. and D. J. Timothy eds., Tourism and Development in the Himalaya: Social, Environmental, and Economic Forces. Routledge. ISBN: 978-0367466275.
Timothy, D. J. and G. P. Nyaupane. 2022. Conclusion: The experience of Himalayan tourism. In: Nyaupane, G. P. and D. J. Timothy eds., Tourism and Development in the Himalaya: Social, Environmental, and Economic Forces. Routledge. ISBN: 978-0367466275.
Timothy, D. J. and G. P. Nyaupane. 2022. The Himalaya: Physiographic and cultural perspectives. In: Nyaupane, G. P. and D. J. Timothy eds., Tourism and Development in the Himalaya: Social, Environmental, and Economic Forces. Routledge. ISBN: 978-0367466275.
2020
Stone, M. T., G. P. Nyaupane, D. J. Timothy and L. S. Stone. 2020. Natural resources, sustainable tourism development and community livelihoods relationshops: A comparison between Botswana and the USA. Pp. 221-234 In: Stone, M. T., M. Lenao and N. Mostwete eds., Natural Resources, Tourism and Community Livelihoods in Southern Africa: Challenges of Sustainable Development. Routledge. ISBN: 978-0367254124.
2017
Buzinde, C. N., V. Vandever and G. P. Nyaupane. 2017. Native American communities and community development: The case of the Navajo Nation. Pp. 44-60 In: Carson, S. and M. Pennings eds., Performing Cultural Tourism: Communities, Tourists and Creative Practices. Routledge. ISBN: 978-1138041424.
2016
Nyaupane, G. P. 2016. Ecology, tourism. In: Jafari, J. and H. Xiao eds., Encyclopedia of Tourism. Springer. London. ISBN: 9783319013831.
Poudel, S. and G. P. Nyaupane. 2016. Conservation, tourism. In: Jafari, J. and H. Xiao eds., Encyclopedia of Tourism. Springer. ISBN: 9783319013831.
Poudel, S. and G. P. Nyaupane. 2016. Nepal tourism. In: Jafari, J. and H. Xiao eds., Encyclopedia of Tourism. Springer. ISBN: 9783319013831.
2015
Nyaupane, G. P. 2015. Mountaineering on Mount Everest: Evolution, economy, ecology, and ethics. Pp. 265-271 In: Musa, G., J. Higham and A. Thompson Carr eds., Mountaineering Tourism. Routledge. London. ISBN: 9781138782372.
2011
Andereck, K. L. and G. P. Nyaupane. 2011. Development of tourism and quality-of-life instrument. Pp. 95-114 In: Budruk, M. and R. Phillips eds., Quality-of-Life and Community Indicators for Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management. Springer Science-+Business Media. Dordrecht, Heidelberg, London, New York. ISBN: 978-9048198603.
2009
Nyaupane, G. P. and M. Budruk. 2009. South Asian heritage tourism: Conflict, colonialism, and cooperation. Pp. 127-145 In: Timothy, D. J. and G. P. Nyaupane eds., Cultural Heritage and Tourism in the Developing World: A Regional Perspective. Routledge. London.
Timothy, D. J. and G. P. Nyaupane. 2009. Heritage tourism and its impacts. Pp. 56-70 In: Timothy, D. J. and G. P. Nyaupane eds., Cultural Heritage and Tourism in the Developing World: A Regional Perspective. Routledge. ISBN: 978-0415776226.
Timothy, D. J. and G. P. Nyaupane. 2009. Introduction: Heritage tourism and the less-developed workd. Pp. 3-19 In: Timothy, D. J. and G. P. Nyaupane eds., Cultural Heritage and Tourism in the Developing World: A Regional Perspective. Routledge. ISBN: 978-0415776226.
Timothy, D. J. and G. P. Nyaupane. 2009. Protecting the past: Challenges and opportunities. Pp. 20-41 In: Timothy, D. J. and G. P. Nyaupane eds., Cultural Heritage and Tourism in the Developing World: A Regional Perspective. Routledge. ISBN: 978-0415776226.
Timothy, D. J. and G. P. Nyaupane. 2009. The politics of heritage. Pp. 42-55 In: Timothy, D. J. and G. P. Nyaupane eds., Cultural Heritage and Tourism in the Developing World: A Regional Perspective. Routledge. ISBN: 978-0415776226.
1995
Nyaupane, G. P. and I. N. Sapkota. 1995. Tourism in Royal Bardia National Park. In: Rayamajhi, S., S. K. Shrestha, P. J. Devlin, A. L. Hammer and M. N. Voctor eds., Field Experiences and Guidelines for Educational Tours in Protected Areas and Eco-tourism Management in Nepal. Institute of Forestry. Pokhara.
Posters
2016
Hobbins, R. J. and G. P. Nyaupane. 2016. Scenario planning for sustainable dark skies: Altering mental models and environmental attitudes through scenario planning. Poster presented at the Institute for Social Science Research Poster Competition, December 2016, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ.
Presentations
2016
Azzi, M., B. Campbell, R. J. Hobbins, K. Roberg and G. P. Nyaupane. 2016. Understanding stargazers’ motivations using the travel career pattern approach. Presentation at the LARASA World Leisure Congress, 27-30 June 2016, Durban, South Africa.
Nyaupane, G. P., R. J. Hobbins and B. Campbell. 2016. Understanding environmental behavior based on participation in leisure activities. Presentation at the LARASA World Leisure Congress, 27-30 June 2016, Durban, South Africa.
2014
Nyaupane, G. P. 2014. Understanding rural transformations: Agriculture to tourism-based economy. Presentation at the Enhancing the Human Condition, 7-12 September 2014, Mobile, Alabama. (link )
Nyaupane, G. P., S. Poudel and D. J. Timothy. 2014. Placing tourism in the conservation-development and local-global nexus. Presentation at the 45th Annual Travel and Tourism Research Association Conference, 18-20 June 2014, Brugge, Belgium.
2013
Nyaupane, G. P. 2013. Local versus global interests: Is there a middle ground?. Presentation at the 19th International Symposium on Society and Resource Management, 4-8 June 2013, Estes Park, Colorado. (link )
Poudel, S. and G. P. Nyaupane. 2013. Sustainability of socio-ecological tourism systems: The case of protected area-based tourism in Nepal. Presentation at the 19th International Symposium on Society and Resource Management, 4-8 June 2013, Estes Park, Colorado. (link )