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|title=Urbaltour
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|description=The Urbaltour Kohima project was a research initiative conducted between 2022 and 2025 by a collective team from the French Institute of Pondicherry and the Highland Institute.


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|projectlead=Dr Bertrand Lefebvre
|duration=2022-2025
|places=Kohima, Nagaland
|funder=ANR (French National Research Agency)
|partners=IFP (Institut Français de Pondichéry), The Highland Institute
|projectstatus=To be confirmed.


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|overview=The Urbaltour Kohima project was a research initiative conducted between 2022 and 2025 by a collective team from the French Institute of Pondicherry and the Highland Institute. It analyzed the relationship between urban growth and tourism in mountainous regions, specifically focusing on Kohima, Nagaland.
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<div class="urb-kicker">RESEARCH PROJECT</div>
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<div class="urb-title">Urbaltour<br>Kohima</div>
<div class="urb-hero-subtitle">Tourism, urban transformation, and everyday life<br>in a rapidly changing mountain city.</div>
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|objectives=The primary objective was to fill a research gap regarding small and medium-sized mountain cities, which are often under-studied compared to metropolitan areas. Specific goals regarding Kohima as a case study included:
1. Mapping Tourism Growth: Identifying the development patterns of tourism within Kohima and its surrounding areas. 
2. Understanding Challenges: Analyzing the social tensions, sustainability issues (such as water, waste, and traffic), and inequalities resulting from tourism-led urbanization. 
3. Informing Policy: Contributing to a healthy public debate about the future of tourism and urbanization for the city's citizens at a critical time in its development.


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<div class="urb-info-icon">●</div>
<div class="urb-info-label">PROJECT LEAD</div>
<div class="urb-info-value">Dr Bertrand Lefebvre</div>
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|activities=To be confirmed.
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<div class="urb-info-label">DURATION</div>
<div class="urb-info-value">2022–2025</div>
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|outcomesheading=Outcomes
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|outcomes=By analyzing tourist demographics, hospitality trends, and artisan economics, the project concludes that while the Hornbill Festival and nature-based activities drive a burgeoning, entrepreneur-led tourism sector, sustained growth is currently hampered by infrastructure gaps, spatial imbalances in accommodation, and a lack of visitor information outside the peak festival period
<div class="urb-info-label">FUNDER</div>
<div class="urb-info-value">ANR<br>French National Research Agency</div>
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|team=Rovithono Yhome, Research Assistant and Akumtong Imchen, Research Assistant
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<div class="urb-info-label">PARTNER INSTITUTIONS</div>
<div class="urb-info-value">Institut Français de Pondichéry (IFP) and The Highland Institute</div>
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|partnerdetails=IFP (Institut Français de Pondichéry), The Highland Institute
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<div class="urb-info-label">STATUS</div>
<div class="urb-info-value">Completed</div>
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|participants=To be confirmed.
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|knowledgerecords=To be confirmed.


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<div class="urb-heading">Project Overview</div>
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|sources=<ul style="margin:0; padding-left:20px;">
<li>The Highland Institute, THI Project List.</li>
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<p><strong>Urbaltour Kohima</strong> was a collaborative research project conducted between 2022 and 2025 by researchers from the French Institute of Pondicherry (IFP) and The Highland Institute. The project examined the relationship between urban growth and tourism in mountain regions, using Kohima, Nagaland, as a case study. Through interdisciplinary research, the project explored how tourism shapes urban transformation, local economies, infrastructure development, and everyday life in a rapidly changing hill city.</p>
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<p>The project formed part of the broader Urbaltour programme, which investigates tourism-driven urbanisation in mountain towns and secondary cities. By focusing on Kohima, the project addressed significant gaps in scholarship concerning small and medium-sized mountain cities, which are often overlooked in favour of larger metropolitan centres.</p>
|editorialnote=This page uses data from the THI Project List. Fields not supported by that source are marked “To be confirmed.”
 
|editorialstatus=PUBLIC — DRAFT
<p>The project investigated how tourism contributes to urban growth and transformation in Kohima. Particular attention was given to the expansion of the hospitality sector, the influence of the Hornbill Festival, emerging tourism economies, and the challenges associated with tourism-led development.</p>
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<p>The research examined the opportunities and tensions arising from increased visitor flows, including impacts on infrastructure, housing, transportation, environmental sustainability, and local livelihoods.</p>
 
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<div>Examine the relationship between tourism and urbanisation in Kohima.</div>
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<div>Address research gaps concerning small and medium-sized mountain cities.</div>
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<div class="urb-number">3</div>
<div>Map patterns of tourism growth and expansion.</div>
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<div>Analyse social, economic, and environmental challenges associated with tourism-led development.</div>
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<div>Investigate inequalities and spatial transformations within the city.</div>
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<div class="urb-number">6</div>
<div>Contribute evidence to support informed public debate and urban policy development.</div>
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<div class="urb-heading">Research Themes</div>
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<div class="urb-theme">Urbanisation</div>
<div class="urb-theme">Tourism Studies</div>
 
<div class="urb-theme">Mountain Cities</div>
<div class="urb-theme">Sustainable Development</div>
 
<div class="urb-theme">Urban Governance</div>
<div class="urb-theme">Regional Development</div>
 
<div class="urb-theme urb-theme-wide">Cultural Economy</div>
 
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<div>Tourism and urbanisation mapping</div>
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<div class="urb-activity-icon">○</div>
<div>Visitor and stakeholder surveys</div>
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<div>Hospitality sector analysis</div>
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<div>Research on artisan and tourism-related livelihoods</div>
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<div>Urban infrastructure assessment</div>
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<div>Community engagement and dissemination activities</div>
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<div class="urb-heading">Outcomes</div>
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<p>The project demonstrated that the Hornbill Festival and nature-based tourism have contributed significantly to the growth of an emerging entrepreneur-led tourism sector in Kohima. Research findings highlighted changing visitor demographics, the expansion of hospitality businesses, and the growing importance of tourism within the local economy.</p>
 
<p>The study also identified key challenges affecting sustainable growth, including infrastructure limitations, uneven spatial distribution of accommodation, traffic congestion, water and waste management concerns, and limited visitor information outside peak tourism periods. The findings contribute to ongoing discussions about sustainable urban development and tourism planning in Nagaland.</p>
 
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<div class="urb-person-name">Dr Bertrand Lefebvre</div>
<div class="urb-person-role">Project Lead</div>
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<div class="urb-person-name">Rovithono Yhome</div>
<div class="urb-person-role">Research Assistant</div>
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<div class="urb-avatar">●</div>
<div class="urb-person-name">Akumtong Imchen</div>
<div class="urb-person-role">Research Assistant</div>
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<div class="urb-section-icon">◇</div>
<div class="urb-heading">Partner Institutions</div>
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<div class="urb-partner-symbol">IFP</div>
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<strong>Institut Français de Pondichéry</strong>
<span>French Institute of Pondicherry</span>
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<div class="urb-partner-symbol">THI</div>
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<strong>The Highland Institute</strong>
<span>Kohima, Nagaland</span>
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Latest revision as of 12:49, 7 October 2026



RESEARCH PROJECT

Urbaltour

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The Urbaltour Kohima project was a research initiative conducted between 2022 and 2025 by a collective team from the French Institute of Pondicherry and the Highland Institute.

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PROJECT LEAD

Dr Bertrand Lefebvre

DURATION

2022-2025

PLACE(S)

Kohima, Nagaland

FUNDER

ANR (French National Research Agency)

PARTNER INSTITUTIONS

IFP (Institut Français de Pondichéry), The Highland Institute

PROJECT STATUS

To be confirmed.



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Overview

The Urbaltour Kohima project was a research initiative conducted between 2022 and 2025 by a collective team from the French Institute of Pondicherry and the Highland Institute. It analyzed the relationship between urban growth and tourism in mountainous regions, specifically focusing on Kohima, Nagaland.

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Objectives

The primary objective was to fill a research gap regarding small and medium-sized mountain cities, which are often under-studied compared to metropolitan areas. Specific goals regarding Kohima as a case study included: 1. Mapping Tourism Growth: Identifying the development patterns of tourism within Kohima and its surrounding areas. 2. Understanding Challenges: Analyzing the social tensions, sustainability issues (such as water, waste, and traffic), and inequalities resulting from tourism-led urbanization. 3. Informing Policy: Contributing to a healthy public debate about the future of tourism and urbanization for the city's citizens at a critical time in its development.


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Research Themes

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Methodology / Research Approach

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Fieldwork Photos / Media

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FIELDWORK PHOTO 2

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Activities

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Outcomes

By analyzing tourist demographics, hospitality trends, and artisan economics, the project concludes that while the Hornbill Festival and nature-based activities drive a burgeoning, entrepreneur-led tourism sector, sustained growth is currently hampered by infrastructure gaps, spatial imbalances in accommodation, and a lack of visitor information outside the peak festival period


Research Team

Rovithono Yhome, Research Assistant and Akumtong Imchen, Research Assistant

Partner Institutions

IFP (Institut Français de Pondichéry), The Highland Institute

Participants / Communities

To be confirmed.


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Knowledge Records from this Project

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Publications

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Films & Media

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Related Places

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Related Wiki Records

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Sources and References

  • The Highland Institute, THI Project List.

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IMAGE RIGHTS / MEDIA CREDITS

To be confirmed.


EDITORIAL NOTE

This page uses data from the THI Project List. Fields not supported by that source are marked “To be confirmed.”

EDITORIAL STATUS

PUBLIC — DRAFT

LAST REVIEWED

7 October 2026


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