1.INTRODUCTION 5 1.1 Background 5 1.2 Need for Tourism Development 6 1.3 Research Questions 8 1.4 Aims And Objectives 8 1.5 Scope of the Study 8 1.6 Research Methodology 9 1.7 Methodology Chart 11 1.8 Framework for Study 12 2. BIKANER AND ITS PROFILE 14 2.1 History 14 2.2 Present Scenario 14 2.3 Location and Extent 15 2.4 General Information 15 2.5 Regional Linkages 16 2.6 Demographic Profile 16 2.7 Density 16 2.8 Occupational Patterns 17 2.9 Existing Land Use Distribution 17 2.10 Summary 18 3. LITERATURE REVIEW 19 3.1 Tourism - An Overview 19 3.2 Tourism Scenario in India 19 3.3 Tourism -Definition 20 3.4 Types Of Tourism 22 3.5 Sustainable Development of Tourism 23 3.6 Impact of Tourist Development 23 3.7 THE MANAGEMENT OF TOURISM 27 3.8 Key issues and themes in the tourism 28 3.9 Tourism in the Age of Globalization 30 3.10 Summary 31 1.INTRODUCTION 5 1.1 Background 5 1.2 Need for Tourism Development 6 1.3 Research Questions 8 1.4 Aims And Objectives 8 1.5 Scope of the Study 8 1.6 Research Methodology 9 1.7 Methodology Chart 11 1.8 Framework for Study 12 2. BIKANER AND ITS PROFILE 14 2.1 History 14 2.2 Present Scenario 14 2.3 Location and Extent 15 2.4 General Information 15 2.5 Regional Linkages 16 2.6 Demographic Profile 16 2.7 Density 16 2.8 Occupational Patterns 17 2.9 Existing Land Use Distribution 17 2.10 Summary 18 3. LITERATURE REVIEW 19 3.1 Tourism - An Overview 19 3.2 Tourism Scenario in India 19 3.3 Tourism -Definition 20 3.4 Types Of Tourism 22 3.5 Sustainable Development of Tourism 23 3.6 Impact of Tourist Development 23 3.7 THE MANAGEMENT OF TOURISM 27 3.8 Key issues and themes in the tourism 28 3.9 Tourism in the Age of Globalization 30 3.10 Summary 31 4. CASE STUDY 32 4.1 CASE STUDY 1:Amsterdam 32 4.2 Case Study 2 Venice 37 4.3 CASE STUDY 3: SOFT MOBILITY: Making Tourism in Europe more Sustainable 38 4.4 CASE STUDY 4: KUALA LUMPUR TOURISM - DRAFT STRUCTURE PLAN 2020 43 1.9 Context 43 5. TOURISM IN RAJASTHAN 47 5.1 Rajasthan- Tourist Destination 47 5.2 Comparative Analysis of Yearly Foreign Tourist Arrival in India and Rajasthan 47 5.3 Comparative Analysis of Monthly Foreign Tourist Arrival in India and Rajasthan 48 5.4 Tourist arrivals in Rajasthan 48 5.5 Major Countries in terms of Tourist arrivals in Rajasthan 49 5.6 Tourist Arrival within the State 50 5.7 Tourist circuits in Rajasthan 51 5.8 The Policy and Legal Framework 52 5.9 Acts for heritage protection and conservation 55 5.10 INSTITUTIONAL SET UP 56 5.11 Summary 58 6. TOURISM SCENARIO IN BIKANER 59 6.1 Tourist Arrival in Bikaner 60 6.2 Tourist Season 60 6.3 TOURISM INFRASTRUCTURE 61 6.4 Other Tourism Infrastructure Facilities 62 6.5 Tourism Resources in Bikaner 63 6.6 Evaluation of Tourism Resources in Bikaner 72 6.7 Summary 78 7. TOURIST PROFILE IN BIKANER 82 8. IMPACT OF TOURISM ON LOCAL ECONOMY 93 9. FINDINGS AND DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES 99 10. CONCLUSION 113 11. REFERENCE 115