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Population and Environment Challenges in India's Tourism Development Dr. Sanjay Kumar
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Both population explosion and environmental degradation are becoming a challenge in tourism development. In the context of India, this seems to be proving to be absolutely correct. The development work being done to meet the needs of the growing population is harming the natural resources and their consumption is also increasing rapidly. As long as the growing population does not stop, the wastage of natural resources will not stop. The speed with which the population is increasing in India is really a matter of concern. Due to this increasing population, unemployment and poverty are also increasing in the country. The tourism industry is playing an important role in generating employment and foreign exchange. It is the third largest foreign exchange earner for the country, which has an important place in the country's GDP. But the tourism industry is also facing many difficulties due to environmental degradation. Due to the environment, there is a decline in foreign and domestic tourists, due to which there is a possibility of reduction in employment and foreign exchange. Therefore we can say that both population explosion and environmental degradation are presenting a challenge before the tourism industry. There is an urgent need for the government to pay more attention to this and should sincerely take concrete and necessary steps to remove it.
Environment-friendly tourism for sustainable economic development in India
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GROWTH, PROBLEMS AND PROSPECTS OF SUSTAINABLE TOURISM IN NORTHEAST INDIA
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India’s cultural legacy is one of the world’s most distinct and diverse and it is an inspiration that draws ever growing number of tourists every year to our world famed heritage monuments, colossal forts, royal palaces, museums, libraries, as well as to geographically diverse scenic landscapes. Various cultural heritage sites, performing arts, crafts, and natural resources have all been used in attracting the tourists. This approach, however, may reduce the significance of cultural heritage and the environmental assets to an economic commodity minimizing or sometime completely ignoring their socio-cultural values. Moreover converging of a large number of tourists of different background on a historic monument or site and location of tourists facilities on the cultural heritage sites have often resulted not only in altering of the original features but also in all kind of pollution damaging or even destroying the fabric of the monuments and works of art. The combined impact of attack due atmospheric pollution, urbanization, excessive tourism, solid waste generation, negligence, and inappropriate restoration measures often results in irremediable changes and, in some cases, even the complete disappearance of immovable and movable heritage. The objectives of this paper is to understand and investigate the nexus between environmental degradation and tourism development, its impact on the tourism areas, besides the protection / conservation of heritage structures when these environmental and cultural threats continue to multiply with each passing day.
A Research Paper on Eco-Tourism- Its Sustainability in India
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