Hill resorts of U.P. Himalaya: a geographical study/ Nutan Tyagi

Hill resorts in Uttar Pradesh, India.

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [304]-309).

1. PHYSIOGRAPHY OF U.P. HIMALAYA
Location, Geology, Relief, Drainage System, Glaciation,
Lacustral basins and river terraces.
2. CLIMATE AND VEGETATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS
Climate, Temperature, Relative humidity and cloudiness,
Rainfall and snowfall. Atmospheric pressure and winds.
Special weather phenomena, C6mate and human comfort.
Vegetation, Sub-tropical zone. Temperate zone. Sub-alpine
zone, Alpine zone.
3. ORIGIN AND GROWTH OF HILL RESORTS
Ancient period. Medieval period, British period, Post-
Independence period. Changing process of hill resorts,
Badiinath, Kedamath, Gangotii, Yamunotri, Joshimath,
Rishikesh, Bageshwar, Binsar, Almora, Srinagar, Uttarkashi,
Bhimtal, Mussoorie, Nainital, Pauri, Chakrata, Ranikhet,
Kausani, Bhowali, Lansdowne, Jeolikot, Gwaldam,
Mukteshwar, Gopeshwar.
4. DISTRIBUTIONAL PATTERN OF HILL RESORTS
Altitude, Climate, Accessibility, Interest of founders. Plural
societies. Distribution of hill resorts according to their sites.
Distribution of hill resorts according to their period of
prominence. Distribution of hill resorts according to their
reputation, Spatial distribution of hill resorts. Nearest
neighbour analysis. Spatial pattern of hill resorts.
5. MORPHOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF
HILL RESORTS
Factors affecting the origin and development of morphology.
Morphological zones, Ancient and medieval period resorts,
British resorts. Ancient and medieval period resorts
influenced by Britishers, Post-independence period
resorts, British resorts after independence. The external shape
of resorts. Resort sites and morphology.
6. DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS OF HILL
RESORTS
Demography, Population growth. Population variation
through decades. Population distribution. Density of
population. Population composition. Age composition.
Dependency ratio. Sex-ratio, Sex-ratio and age group.
Religion, Literacy.
7. FUNCTIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF HILL RESORTS
Functional classification. Functional classification adopted
previously. Functional set-up of hill resorts in general.
Functional classes of resorts. Functional classification.
Resorts specialized in primary function. Manufacturing,
Construction, Trade and commerce. Transport, Services
and diversified resorts.
8. HILL RESORTS AS TOURIST CENTRES
Nainital complex, Almora complex, Mussoorie complex.
Pilgrim complex.
9. CIVIC AMENITIES AND PUBLIC UTILITY SERVICES
Water supply. Sewerage and drainage disposal. Electricity,
Communication, Educational institutions. Medical
facilities. Transportation, Development of transport system.
Road netwoik. Other facilities.
10. PROBLEMS AND PLANNING OF HILL RESORTS
Transport, Accommodation, Seasonality, Congestion,
Concentration, Publicity, Information, Ecology and
environment. Towards planned development of hUl
resorts. Objectives, limitations and precautions. Planning
adopted previously. Planning of hill resorts. Transportation
Seasonaluy. Accommodation. Preservation of ecology and
environment. Proposals for planning. Mussoorie complex.
Nainital complex. Almora complex. Pilgrim complex. Othc
resorts.