Environmental Challenges Towards Tourism
Contents: Preface. 1. Eco-tourism-an evaluation/Dhulasi Birundha, Vardharajan & Arockia Raj K. 2. Eco-tourism: problems and prospects/N. Manonmoney. 3. Mass eco-tourism: concern for all concerned/B. Vijayakumar. 4. Bio-diversity preservation and eco-tourism in Gulf of Mannar Marine Biosphere Reserve (GOMMBR)-an appraisal/R. Narayanakumar. 5. Natural environment and tourists inflow/P.M. Mathew. 6. Environment problems associated with tourism/V. Manickavasagam. 7. Bio-diversity conservation-eco-tourism/G. Santhanakumar. 8. Eo-tourism: policies, prospects and problems/L. Thilagavathi & Selvi. N. Parameswari. 9. Tourism, infrastructure and environment tradeoff/K.P. Mani. 10. Environmental effects of foreign tourism/R. Meenakshi. 11. Role of government towards sustainable eco-tourism/T. Govindaraj. 12. Integrated strategy for environmental and tourism sustainability/K. Dhanasekaran. 13. Tourism and environment: agenda for research/K. Sham Bhat. 14. Economic contribution of tourism in India/K. Deivamani. 15. Economic impact of tourism on human resource development and its environment/A. Ramalingam. 16. Impact of tourist inflow on natural environment/M. Soundarapandian and C. Rajkumar. 17. Tourism and environment/S. Lakshmi. 18. Role of government towards sustainable tourism promotion/R. Mohan. 19. A profile of tourism development in Tamil Nadu/K. Deivamani and M. Rajadurai. 20. Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams administration: more commerce sans eco-tourism-Bhakthi Cult/A. Ranga Reddy. 21. Tourism infrastructural development and environment in Andaman and Nicobar Islands: an assessment/L. Rathakrishnan. 22. Impact of tourism on Kodaikanal environment/N. Kala. 23. Natural environment and tourists inflow in Tiruchirapalli district/N. Vijayalakshmi. 24. Madurai region: an analysis of tourism potential and development/A. Shantha Kumari and T. Pavendar. 25. Impact of tourist arrivals on the natural environment of Udhagamandalam/N. Namasivayam and S.P. Kanaga Aubuselvam. Index.
Tourism has been considered as an industry of worldwide significance. Infact, for many countries, tourism is the largest commodity in international trade. Now it acts as second largest foreign exchange earner after oil and petroleum. Besides, it also contributes considerable amount on employment, improving standard of living of the people, foreign exchange and thereby facilitating overall developments of a country. While tourism, undoubtedly, helps the economy and society, it creates some environmental problems. The protection, development and improvement of the various constituents of the environment of man are among the basic conditions for the harmonious development of tourism.
Having recognised the fact that tourism development and sound environmental management and integral concerns of national development policies the department of environmental economics, Madurai Kamaraj University organised a national seminar on Tourism and Environment. This book contains the scholarly contribution of reputed scholars who are pursuing research in this field.
The inter-relationship between environment and tourism has been grouped under three categories viz.,Eco-tourism and bio-diversity. Role of government in and towards sustainable tourism. Tourism and environment-a case studies. Nearly papers have been included on the above aspects. The papers unearth. The hidden facts of tourism and environment and exhibit few practical suggestions, which are having policy implications. This book would definitely help the scholars, administrators and policy makers who are serving in this field.
