An Assessment of the Sustainable Tourism Development and Planning Approach of Kedarnath Pilgrimage Circuit Post 2013 Disaster
| Autor: | Kamlesh Chandra Joshi, Satish Chandra Bagri |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Mountain Research. 16 |
| ISSN: | 2582-5011 0974-3030 |
| Popis: | Pilgrimage tourism practices are the oldest form of tourism in the Uttarakhand Himalayas. It is one of the most cultural and socio-economic activity in the mountain regions. The torrential rain and clouds bursts, in the year 2013, washed away the Kedarnath and Rambara to a large extent and made an unbearable loss in the Mandakini valley. Soon after the disaster, rebuilding of Kedarnath started. Although, a remarkable effort was made by various agencies to redevelop Kedarnath and surrounding areas but environmentalist and ecologists were of the view that the element of sustainable development was missing in the redevelopment process. It has been observed that due to unscientific and unsustainable development, the Himalayan regions are under threat and a dire need of sustainable development has been felt so that the needs of the guest and host can be fulfilled along with the protection of ecology and environment. The present paper is a case study on the reason of 2013 disaster and redevelopment of Kedar valley and its long-term sustainability post 2013 disaster. The research findings are based on the qualitative and quantitative research methods besides cross checking the documents available with the district administration of Rudraprayag. |
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