TY  - BOOK
AU  - Batta,Ravinder N.
TI  - Tourism and the environment: a quest for sustainability with special reference to developing countries, and policy analysis on Himachal Pradesh
SN  - 8173871108
U1  - 910.9 
PY  - 2000///
CY  - New Delhi
PB  - Indus Pub. Co.
KW  - Ecotourism
KW  - Developing countries
KW  - Ecosystem management
KW  - Government policy
KW  - Forest reserves
KW  - Recreational use
KW  - Forest ecology
KW  - Social aspects
KW  - Tourism
N1  - 1. INTRODUCION -- The Context -- Organisation of the Book -- 2 fundamentals OF TOURISM -- Defining Tourism -- The Tourism Product -- Tourism: An Industry! -- Theories of Tourism Development -- 3. ECONOMICS OF TOURISM INDUSTRY --  Balance of Payments Effects -- Income Multiplier Effect -- Employment Effect -- Other Economic Benefits -- 4. TOURISM AND THE ENVIRONMENT -- Defming the Environment -- Positive Effects of Tourism on the Environment -- Negative Effects of Tourism on the Environment -- 5. SUSTAINABLE TOURISM DEVELOPMENT -- Sustainable Development -- Indicators of Sustainable Development -- Sustainable Tourism -- Alternative Tourism --  Ecotourism -- Planning for Sustainable Tourism -- 
Agenda 21 for Travel and Tourism Industry -- 6. SUSTAINABLE TOURISM AND CARRYING CAFACITY -- Definition of Carrying Capacity -- Types of Carrying Capacities -- Measurement of Carrying Capacity -- Limitations of Carrying Capacity -- 7. ENVIRONMENT IMPACT ASSESSMENT AND SUSTAINABLE TOURISM -- Environment and Impacts -- Dermition of EIA -- Project and Environment -- Process of EIA -- Methods of Assessment -- Choice of Methods -- Social Impact Assessment and Quantitative vs Qualitative Assessment -- Delphi Techniques -- 
Incorporating EIAs in Sustainable Tourism Policies -- 8. ECONOMIC VALUATION OF  ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES AND SUSTAINABLE TOURISM -- Environment as a Commodity -- Total Economic Value -- Methods of Valuation -- Choice of Valuation Techniques --
Applications of Valuation in Tourism -- 9. FORMULATING ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY FOR 
SUSTAINABLE TOURISM -- Essentials of Environmental Policy -- Instruments of Environmental Policy -- Criteria for Evaluating Environmental Policies -- 10. TOWARDS SUSTAINABLE TOURISM IN MOUNTAIN AREAS: A CASE STUDY OF HIMACHAL PRADESH -- Mountain Ecosystems -- Tourism and Mountain Ecosystems -- Main Features of Mountain Tourism -- Developing Tourism in Mountain Areas -- Mountain Ecosystems and Agenda 21 -- Himachal Pradesh, the Case Study Area -- Tourism Industry in Himachal Pradesh; An Overview -- 
Tourism Policy in Himachal Pradesh -- Environmental Policy Framework in India and in Himachal Pradesh -- Effects of Tourism on Environment and Culture
Management of Tourism in Himachal Pradesh
11. CONCLUSIONS
ER  -