DIMENSIONS OF SUSTAINABLE TOURISM MANAGEMENT: A CASE STUDY OF ALWAR CITY, RAJASTHAN, INDIA

Geo Journal of Tourism and Geosites

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Vishwa RAJ SHARMA¹  Shubham KUMAR SANU²  Kriti VERMA²  Swati RAJPUT³ 

[1] University of Delhi, Shaheed Bhagat Singh College;University of Delhi, Department of Geography, Delhi School of Economics;University of Delhi, Shaheed Bhagat Singh College, Department of Geography

关键词: tourism;    impact of tourism;    tourists perspective;    environmental awareness;    sustainable tourism;   

DOI  :  10.30892/gtg.41201-835

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Editura Universitatii din Oradea / University of Oradea Publishing House

【 摘 要 】

Tourism is one of the most emerging and widespread economic and socio-cultural activities all across the world. In the Alwar city of India, there is a great inflow of tourists from all across the world. The historical, cultural and natural richness of the city attracts thousands of tourists. Therefore the dimensions and impact analysis of tourism on the local landscape and population become an important area of research. With due consideration to the fact, this research work tried to understand various dimensions of tourism like present tourism status, causes of inflow, profile, perspectives of tourists and the major impact of tourism on the Alwar city. For this purpose based on structured questionnaires both qualitative and quantitative data was collected through the primary survey. With the help of secondary data collected from the tourist department of Rajasthan, primary data were substantiated and validated. This study find out that Alwar city is one of the preferred tourism sites in Rajasthan. People from all across the world visit the city for its historical, cultural and ecofriendly services. The inflow of tourism has both positive and negative consequences on the city. Visitors also face some problems like lack of proper parking, shortage of accommodation facilities, etc. Therefore to promote sustainable tourism there is a need to address these issues urgently.

【 授权许可】

CC BY-NC-ND