TY  - BOOK
AU  - Singh, Anuja
AU  - Sharma, Utpal (Guide)
TI  - Tourism as a tool for local economic development - a case of 'Pushkar"  (Also available on CD)
U1  - P TH-1076 
PY  - 2009///
N1  - CONTENTS 1  INTRODUCTION  1-1 1.1  BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY AREA  1-1 1.2  NEED OF THE STUDY  1-2 1.3  OBJECTIVES  1-5 1.4  METHODOLOGY  1-6 1.5  ANALYTICAL FRAMEWORK  1-7 1.6  SCOPE AND LIMITATION  1-7 1.6.1  Scope  1-7 1.6.2  Limitation  1-8 2  THE PHENOMENON OF TOURISM  2-9 2.1  IMPACTS OF TOURISM ON DEVELOPMENT  2-9 2.1.1  Economic dimensions  2-9 2.1.2  Socio-cultural dimensions  2-10 2.1.3  Environmental dimensions  2-10 2.2  ECONOMIC IMPACTS OF TOURISM  2-11 2.2.1  Importance of Tourism in National Economy  2-11 2.2.2  Tourism - Source of Foreign Exchange Earnings  2-12 2.2.3  Contribution to National Income  2-13 2.2.4  Development of Infrastructure  2-14 2.2.5  Balanced Development;  2-14 2.2.6  Human Development:  2-15 2.2.7  The Multiplier Concept  2-15 2.3  TOURISM SCENARIO - WORLD AND INDIA  2-20 2.4  TOURISM SCENARIO IN RAJASTHAN  2-22 2.4.1  Tourism potentials in Rajasthan  2-22 2.4.2  Tourist Circuits in Rajasthan  2-23 2.5  TOURISM POLICY AND INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK  2-24 2.5.1  Major components of the Tenth Plan strategy  2-24 2.5.2  The tourism Policy of the State of Rajasthan  2-25 2.5.3  Institutional Framework  2-26 2.6  CASE STUDIES  2-27 2.6.1  CASE 1: Pilgrimage Tourism Development at Dwarka, Gujarat  2-27 2.6.2  CASE 2: Tirumala Tirupati development  2-29 2.6.3  CASE 3: Economic Impact of Vaishno Devi Pilgrimages  2-39 2.7  CONCLUSIONS  2-43 3  PUSHKAR TOWN - AN OVERVIEW  3-45 3.1  LOCATION  3-45 3.2  HISTORY  3-45 3.3  CLIMATE  3-46 3.4  PHYSIOGRAPHY  3-46 3.5  SETTING  3-47 3.6  ECOLOGY  3-47 3.7  LINKAGES  3-48 3.7.1  Air  3-48 3.7.2  Rail  3-49 3.7.3  Road  3-49 3.8  DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE  3-50 3.8.1  Population  3-50 3.8.2  Density  3-50 3.9  SOCIO-ECONOMIC PROFILE  3-52 3.9.1  OCCUPATIONAL PATTERN  3-52 3.9.2  GENDER DISTRIBUTION  3-54 3.9.3  LITERACY  3-54 3.9.4  HOUSE-HOLD SIZE  3-54 3.9.5  INCOME  3-55 3.10  URBAN DEVELOPMENT  3-55 3.10.1  Land Use Classification  3-55 3.10.2  Land use 1991 and 2008  3-56 3.11  BASIC INFRASTRUCTURE  3-57 3.11.1  Water Supply  3-57 3.11.2  Sewerage System  3-58 3.11.3  Solid Waste Management  3-59 3.11.4  Social Infrastructure  3-60 3.12  ADMINISTRATIVE SETUP  3-61 3.13  TOURISM PRODUCTS AT PUSHKAR  3-62 3.13.1  Desert Camel and Jeep safari  3-62 3.13.2  Camping in desert  3-63 3.13.3  Pushkar Bazaar  3-63 3.13.4  Bathing Ghats  3-63 3.13.5  Fairs and Festivals  3-64 3.14  TOURIST DETINATIONS AT PUSHKAR  3-66 3.14.1  Jahangir's palace  3-66 3.14.2  Brahma Temple  3-66 3.14.3  Savitri Temple  3-66 3.14.4  Varah Temple  3-66 3.14.5  Old Rangji Temple  3-67 3.14.6  Pap Mochini Temple  3-67 3.14.7  Some other places to visits  3-67 3.15  CONCLUSION  3-68 4  PUSHKAR TOURISM - AN OVERVIEW AND ANALYSIS  4-69 4.1  TOURISM TREND  4-69 4.1.1  Year-wise and Decadal Tourist Inflow  4-69 4.1.2  Origin of Tourists  4-70 4.1.3  Month-wise Tourist Inflow  4-71 4.2  TOURIST PROFILE  4-73 4.2.1  Tourists Distribution Based on the Location  4-73 4.2.2  Tourist Distribution Based on the Purpose of visit  4-74 4.2.3  Tourist Distribution Based on the Average Duration of Stay  4-74 4.2.4  Expenditure Incurred per tourist per day  4-75 4.2.5  Tourist Distribution Based on Type of Accommodation  4-76 4.2.6  Level of Satisfaction  4-76 4.2.7  Sector-wise Problems and Suggestions for Improvement  4-77 4.3  TOURISM INFRASTRUCTURE  4-77 4.3.1  Accommodation  4-77 4.3.2  Transportation  4-79 4.3.3  Amenities  4-80 4.3.4  Other Tourism Infrastructure Facilities  4-81 4.4  INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK  4-81 4.5  CONCLUSION  4-82 5  ECONOMIC IMPACTS OF TOURISM  5-83 5.1  METHODS  5-83 5.1.1  Satellite accounts  5-83 5.1.2  Visitor Surveys/Input-output (I-O) models for Estimating Economic Impacts of Tourism  5-83 5.2  VISITOR SURVEYS / INPUT-OUTPUT (I-O) MODEL ANALYSIS  5-85 5.2.1  TOURISM SPENDING IMPACTS  5-85 5.2.2  ANALYSIS OF ECONOMIC IMPACTS OF TOURISM  5-88 5.3  CONCLUSION  5-89 6  TOUIRSM AS A TOOL FOR LOCAL ECONOMY DEVELOPMENT  6-90 6.1  IMPORTANCE OF TOURISM FOR LOCAL ECONOMY AT PUSHKAR  6-90 6.2  STRATEGIES FOR LOCAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT  6-90 6.2.1  STRATEGIES FOR DEVELOPMENT OF TOURIST POTENTIAL  6-90 6.2.2  STRATEGIES FOR DEVELOPMENT LOCAL ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES  6-92 6.2.3  STRATEGTIES FOR DEVELOPMENT OF BASIC INFRASTRUCTURE  6-94 6.3  PROPOSED TOURISM DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS  6-97 7  FURTHUR SCOPE OF THE STUDY  7-99
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