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| Paper Title: | To Determine the Carrying Capacity of Ecotourism Sites in Kullu District of Himachal Pradesh |
| Authors Name: | Nitika Rana , MK Brahmi |
| Unique Id: | IJSDR2207012 |
| Published In: | Volume 7 Issue 7, July-2022 |
| Abstract: | Ecotourism is “Environmentally responsible visit to natural areas, in order to enjoy and appreciate nature that promote conservation, have a low visitor impact and provide for beneficially active socio-economic involvement of local peoples." Ecotourism can have a negative impact on the natural resources on which it relies, especially if the operation isn't up to par. Estimating the carrying capacity of secure places is critical to ensuring that they can handle scenarios of visit that are economically, socially, and environmentally viable. Carrying capacity is an approach developed in engineering and geological fields to handle issues such as pollution, population growth, and land degradation. The maximum number of a certain type of living creature that can survive in a given circumstance is referred to as carrying capacity. Five ecotourism sites in kullu district of Himachal Pradesh were purposively selected for the assessment. The given study stated that carrying capacity of the sites ranged from 14-50 visitors per day. Maximum carrying capacity was at Gushaini (50) followed by Jibhi (14), Mungla (17), Dehori (29) and Manali (39) visitor/day. The actual number of tourists visiting the sites per day was well within the permissible limits. The study indicated that if the tourist inflow rate remain same the carrying capacity of different sites projected to exhaust within the next 33 to 40 years, due to increasing visitor inflow rate, scarcity in water, energy consumption and inadequate infrastructure. Accordingly Jibhi will exhaust its carrying capacity by the year 2052 followed by Mungla, Dehori, Manali, Gushaini. Among them Gushaini was most sustainable site. It can be concluded that though there is a good quality of soil and water resources, as each site has tourist inflow in normal range. In future the increase in visitor inflow reduces the carrying capacity of the site and hence threatens the sustainability. |
| Keywords: | Ecotourism, Tourist, Carrying capacity |
| Cite Article: | "To Determine the Carrying Capacity of Ecotourism Sites in Kullu District of Himachal Pradesh", International Journal of Science & Engineering Development Research (www.ijsdr.org), ISSN:2455-2631, Vol.7, Issue 7, page no.85 - 93, July-2022, Available :http://www.ijsdr.org/papers/IJSDR2207012.pdf |
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| Publication Details: | Published Paper ID: IJSDR2207012 Registration ID:200867 Published In: Volume 7 Issue 7, July-2022 DOI (Digital Object Identifier): Page No: 85 - 93 Publisher: IJSDR | www.ijsdr.org ISSN Number: 2455-2631 |
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