Impacts of tourism development on the physical environment of Mussoorie, a hill station in the lower Himalayan range of India

doi:10.1007/s11629-017-4786-0

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	Impacts of tourism development on the physical environment of Mussoorie, a hill station in the lower Himalayan range of India
	Sundriyal, Sangeeta; Shridhar, Vijay; Madhwal, Sandeep; Pandey, Kamal; Sharma, Vikram
刊名	JOURNAL OF MOUNTAIN SCIENCE
	2018
卷号	15 期号:10 页码:2276-2291
关键词	Absorption capacity Analytical Hierarchy Process Geographic Information System Human interventions Landscape assessment Mountain Tourism Destination
ISSN号	1672-6316
DOI	10.1007/s11629-017-4786-0
文献子类	Article
英文摘要	Tourism in mountainous regions is a significant source of revenue generation. However, it has also been associated with many adverse environmental consequences. This study aims at assessing the negative impacts of the incessant upsurge in tourism development on the physical environment of Mussoorie, a well-known mountain tourist destination in India. The impact indicators for the region were identified and assessed by qualitative and quantitative analysis of field observations. The observations indicated the aggravation of traffic congestion, atmospheric pollution, undisposed solid waste, water scarcity and infrastructure unavailability as the prevalent issues, especially during the peak tourist months. The extent of the consequential damage to the environment was evaluated by conducting an assessment of tourism-induced human disturbance on the natural landscape of the town. Slope, slope aspect, vegetation cover, road network and drainage network were incorporated as the determining landscape attributes to prepare thematic maps of landscape quality (perceivable intrinsic properties) and landscape fragility (vulnerability to anthropogenic disturbances) using GIS technique. An absorption capacity map was finally prepared to characterize the study area into regions of different conservation needs. The results identified the need for planning appropriate preservation strategies for different tourist places in the town. The study can be used by the policy makers for implementing the regulatory measures against potential disturbances due to mass-tourism.
电子版国际标准刊号	1993-0321
语种	英语
WOS记录号	WOS:000447295900015
内容类型	期刊论文
源URL	[http://ir.imde.ac.cn/handle/131551/46332]
专题	Journal of Mountain Science_Journal of Mountain Science-2018_Vol15 No.10
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Sundriyal, Sangeeta,Shridhar, Vijay,Madhwal, Sandeep,et al. Impacts of tourism development on the physical environment of Mussoorie, a hill station in the lower Himalayan range of India[J]. JOURNAL OF MOUNTAIN SCIENCE,2018,15(10):2276-2291.
APA	Sundriyal, Sangeeta,Shridhar, Vijay,Madhwal, Sandeep,Pandey, Kamal,&Sharma, Vikram.(2018).Impacts of tourism development on the physical environment of Mussoorie, a hill station in the lower Himalayan range of India.JOURNAL OF MOUNTAIN SCIENCE,15(10),2276-2291.
MLA	Sundriyal, Sangeeta,et al."Impacts of tourism development on the physical environment of Mussoorie, a hill station in the lower Himalayan range of India".JOURNAL OF MOUNTAIN SCIENCE 15.10(2018):2276-2291.