TY  - BOOK
AU  - Hazarika, Bhringaraj
AU  - Roy, Anil kumar (Guide)
TI  - Alternate tourism in Assam (Also available on CD) 
U1  - P TH-1395 
PY  - 2012///
N1  - CONTENTS 1 INTRODUCTION 8 1.1 THE MOTIVATION 8 1.2 THE TOPIC SELECTION PROCESS 8 1.3 STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM 9 1.4 NEED OF THE STUDY 10 1.5 AIM OF THE STUDY 11 1.6 RESEARCH QUESTION 11 1.7 OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY 11 1.8 METHODOLOGY 11 1.9 ANALYTICAL FRAMEWORK 13 1.10 SCOPE AND LIMITATIONS 14 1.11 CHAPTERISATION SCHEME 14 2 LITERATURE REVIEW 15 2.1 TOURISM BACKGROUND 15 2.1.1 TOURISM IDEAS THROUGH THE AGES 15 2.1.2 TOURISM DEFINITION AND CONCEPT 16 2.1.3 MASS AND ALTERNATIVE TOURISM 17 2.1.4 CULTURE, TOURISM AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT 18 2.1.5 IMPACT OF TOURIST DEVELOPMENT 19 2.1.6 POTENTIAL BENEFITS DERIVED FROM SUSTAINABLE TOURISM 24 2.2 CASE STUDIES 25 2.3 CASE STUDY: KERELA AND GOA TOURISM COMPARISON 25 2.4 CONCLUSION 26 3 REGIONAL DIMENSION AND DELINIATION 28 3.1 INTRODUCTION 28 3.2 THE GEOGRAPHY OF THE STATE 28 3.2.1 LOCATION 28 3.3 HISTORY 28 3.4 PHYSIOGRAPHY 29 3.4.1 CONNECTIVITY 31 3.5 CLIMATE 33 3.6 PEOPLE 33 3.7 DEMOGRAPHY 34 3.7.1 POPULATION 34 3.7.2 DENSITY OF POPULATION 34 3.7.3 SEX RATIO 35 3.7.4 LITERACY RATE 35 3.8 ECONOMY 36 3.8.1 URBANISATION 36 3.8.2 WORK FORCE PARTICIPATION 36 3.8.3 SERICULTURE PRODUCTION 37 3.8.4 INFRASTRUCTURE AVAIALABILITY 38 3.9 ECOLOGY 38 3.9.1 FOREST AVAILABILITY 38 3.9.2 RIVERS AND TRIBUTARIES 39 3.9.3 TEA GARDENS AREA 40 3.9.4 SERICULTURE AREA 41 3.10 TOURISM SCENARIO 41 3.10.1 HISTORY 41 3.10.2 THE TOURISM POLICY OF ASSAM- 2008 41 3.10.3 EXISTING TOURIST CIRCUITS 44 3.10.4 THE TOURISM BUDGET 44 3.10.5 TOURRIST INFLOW PATTERN 46 3.10.6 INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK 46 3.11 CONCLUSION 46 4 THE UPPER ASSAM TOURIST CIRCUIT 48 4.1 HISTORY AND PAST 4.1.1 KAZIRANGA 48 4.1.2 JORHAT 48 4.1.3 MAJULI 49 4.1.4 SIVASAGAR 49 4.2 CLIMATE 49 4.2.1 RAINFALL 49 4.2.2 TEMPERATURE 50 4.3 ADMINISTRATIVE SCENARIO 50 4.4 INTERNAL CONNECTIVITY 51 4.5 SOCIAL SCENARIO 52 4.5.1 POPULATION 52 4.5.2 DENSITY 52 4.5.3 LITERACY 52 4.5.4 SEX RATIO 53 4.5.5 WORKFORCE 53 4.6 ECONOMICAL SCENARIO 55 4.6.1 URBANISATION 55 4.6.2 GDDP (GROSS DISTRICT DOMESTIC PRODUCT) 55 4.6.3 SERICULTURE PRODUCTION 56 4.6.4 TEA PRODUCTION 56 4.6.5 IN-LAND FISH PRODUCTION 56 4.6.6 INFRASTRUCTURE AVAILABILITY 57 4.7 ECOLOGICAL SCENARIO 57 4.7.1 FOREST AVAILABILITY 57 4.7.2 TEA GARDEN AREA 58 4.7.3 REGISTERED FISHERIES 58 4.8 LANDUSE 59 4.8.1 KAZIRANGA 59 4.8.2 JORHAT-MAJULI 60 4.8.3 SIVASAGAR 61 4.9 CONCLUSION 62 5 TOURISM POTENTIAL AND IMPACTS 63 5.1 TOURIST SPOTS 63 5.1.1 KAZIRANGA 63 5.1.2 JORHAT-MAJULI 63 5.1.3 SIVASAGAR 65 5.2 PREFFERED SEASON 66 5.3 FAIRS AND FESTIVALS 67 5.4 TOURISM INFRASTRUCTURE 67 5.4.1 TOURIST FACILITIES AVAILABLE 67 5.4.2 ACCOMODATION UNITS 69 5.4.3 EMPLOYMENT IN ACCOMODATION UNITS 69 5.5 TOURIST INFLOW 69 5.5.1 INDIAN 69 5.5.2 FOREIGNER 70 5.5.3 MONTHLY TOURIST DATA 71 5.5.4 TOURISM PROJECTIONS 72 5.6 TOURIST SURVEY 72 5.6.1 TOURISM PROFILE 73 5.6.2 AGE GROUP 73 5.6.3 OCCUPATION OF TOURIST 73 5.6.4 DURATION OF STAY 74 5.6.5 GROUP SIZE OF TOURIST 74 5.6.6 PURPOSE OF VISIT 74 5.6.7 TOURIST EXPENDITURE 75 5.6.8 TOURIST FACILITIES 77 5.6.9 AWARENESS  79 5.7 HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS 80 5.7.1 INVOLVEMENT IN TOURIST RELATED ACTIVITIES 80 5.7.2 HOUSEHOLD INCOME 81 5.7.3 INTEREST IN HOME STAY 81 5.7.4 DAYS OF WORK 81 5.8 IMPACT THROUGH TOURISM 82 5.8.1 SOCIAL 82 5.8.2 ECONOMICAL 83 5.8.3 ECOLOGICAL 84 5.9 CONCLUSION 85 6 RECOMMENDATIONS 86 6.1 MACRO LEVEL 86 6.2 MICRO LEVEL 86 6.2.1 STRATEGIES FOR SOCIAL UPLIFTMENT 86 6.2.2 STRATEGIES FOR ECONOMIC UPLIFTMENT 87 6.2.3 STRATEGIES FOR ECOLOGICAL BALANCE 87 6.3 FURTHER SCOPE OF THE STUDY 87 7 BIBLIOGRAPHY 88 8 ANNEXURE
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