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Eco-tourism potential along the Indian coasts

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Title Eco-tourism potential along the Indian coasts
 
Creator Untawale, A.G.
Dhargalkar, V.K.
 
Subject marine resources
resource management
resource development
environment management
coasts
 
Description Tourism has recently become one of the major industries in India. The concentration of tourism in India is on the historical as well as religious places, hill stations and to some extent the beaches. Eco-tourism is a new concept being considered in India for creating awareness in education, research, conservation, sustainable utilization and management of flora and fauna. India has several biosphere reserves, marine parks and sanctuaries having different eco-biological components and uniqueness in flora and fauna. These reserves have attracted several domestic and foreign tourists. However, inspite of the very interesting scenic spots with rich biodiversity, these areas have not received much attention for eco-tourism due to the lack of tourist oriented spots/recreation as well as infrastructural facilities and poor media coverage highlighting the unique and varied biota of the region. It is however, necessary to have proper management plan with stringent measures to control pollution and minimize the impact of tourism on the coastal ecosystems, keeping in view the total carrying capacity of the area.
 
Date 2009-05-05T04:38:42Z
2009-05-05T04:38:42Z
1994
 
Type Conference Article
 
Identifier Proceedings of Seminar on Ocean and Industry - Realities and Expectations held on October 25 and 26, 1994 at National Institute of Oceanography, Dona Paula, Goa, Ed. by: Srivastava, P.S. 100-106p.
http://drs.nio.org/drs/handle/2264/2650
 
Language en
 
Rights Copyright [1994]. All efforts have been made to respect the copyright to the best of our knowledge. Inadvertent omissions, if brought to our notice, stand for correction and withdrawal of document from this repository.
 
Publisher Soc. of Ocean Sci. and Technol., New Delhi, India