Village Transformation Assessment for Hilly Tourist Destinations

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TRANSITION MECHANICS AND VILLAGE TYPOLOGY IDENTIFICATION

Identifying the Pathway, Driver, and Character of Village Transformation
Kalimpong District, West Bengal — Field Survey Instrument

Instructions: Identifies pathway, trigger, and typology of transformation to homestay ecotourism. Administer to long-term residents.
Likert Scale: 1 = Strongly Disagree / Not at all → 5 = Strongly Agree / Very much so.

Survey Date

Enumerator

Village/Locality

GPS Coordinates

Survey Code

Time Start

Time End

Respondent Type

Homestay Owner Community Elder GP Member Long-term Resident (10+ yrs)

SECTION I: RESPONDENT PROFILE

RP1. Age Select... < 25 25–35 36–45 46–55 56–65 > 65

RP2. Gender Select... Male Female Other

RP3. Ethnic community Select... Lepcha Bhutia Nepali Tamang Rai Gurung Other

RP4. Years of residence in this village

RP5. Education Select... None Primary Secondary H.S. Graduate PG

RP6. Current primary occupation Select... Homestay owner Business Guide Farmer GP/Govt. Transport Other

RP7. Years personally involved in tourism

SECTION II: PRE-TOURISM ECONOMIC PROFILE

II-A. Primary Economic Activities BEFORE Tourism (Tick ALL that applied)

II-B. Pre-Tourism Economy Assessment (Rate 1-5)

II-C. Approximate year the pre-tourism economy began declining seriously

SECTION III: TRANSITION PATHWAY IDENTIFICATION

III-A. Transition Trigger Identification (Rate 1-5)

III-B. Speed and Nature of Transition (Rate 1-5)

III-C. Key Catalytic Actor (Rank Top 2; 1 = Most important)

III-D. Approximate year of transition

SECTION IV: VILLAGE TYPOLOGY SELF-IDENTIFICATION

IV-A. Village Typology Indicator Matrix (Rate 1-5)

SECTION V: DEPTH AND COMPLETENESS OF TRANSFORMATION

V-A. Economic Transformation Depth (Rate 1-5)

V-B. Conservation Transformation (Rate 1-5)

V-C. Social and Cultural Transformation (Rate 1-5)

SECTION VI: TRANSFORMATION CHALLENGES AND VULNERABILITIES

VI-A. Structural Vulnerabilities Inherited (Rate 1-5, higher = more vulnerable)

VI-B. Biggest Challenge Inherited (Rank Top 3; 1 = Most severe)

SECTION VII: OPEN-ENDED TRANSITION NARRATIVE

VII-1. In your own words, describe what your village's main activity was before tourism, and what changed — and why:

VII-2. Was the shift to tourism a choice, or a necessity? Explain:

VII-3. Who in your village benefited most from the transition, and who was left behind?

VII-4. If tourism were to stop tomorrow, what would your village do?

ENUMERATOR'S FIELD TYPOLOGY ASSESSMENT

Physical evidence of prior economy observed (Tick all):

Abandoned terraced farmland Old cinchona/plantation trees visible Remnant logging infrastructure Disused agricultural tools Cardamom cultivation still present Active tea garden nearby Forest regeneration visible None observed

Physical evidence of transformation observed (Tick all):

Renovated homestay structures Tourism signage Solar panels New vehicles Active SHG/committee Conservation notice boards Eco-tourism guides present OTA listing boards Craft/souvenir stalls

Enumerator's Independent Typology Assessment: Select... Type I — Forest-Edge Pioneer Type II — Plantation Labour Conversion Type III — Agrarian Collapse Response Type IV — Silk Route Corridor Type V — Highland Wilderness Hybrid (specify below)

Enumerator's assessment of transition completeness:

Complete — prior economy entirely replaced Substantial — tourism dominant but prior economy still present Partial — tourism and prior economy roughly co-equal Early — tourism supplement only; prior economy still dominant

Agreement with respondent's self-identified type (Section IV): Select... Full agreement Partial agreement Divergent (explain below)