Impacts of ecotourism in Rajiv Gandhi National Park (Nagarhole) , Karnataka

Ramchurjee, N. A. (2013) Impacts of ecotourism in Rajiv Gandhi National Park (Nagarhole) , Karnataka. Environment, Development and Sustainability, 15 (6). pp. 1517-1525. ISSN 1573-2975

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Abstract

Ecotourism potentially provides a sustainable approach to tourism development in national parks. The paper focuses on ecotourism impacts and the status of wildlife within the Rajiv Gandhi National Park (Nagarhole) situated in Karnataka. It explores a multitude of interactions that exist among wildlife, conservation efforts, socio-economic, and relocation attempts of the tribal people in the park. Field exploration was undertaken to identify the impacts of ecotourism. The results revealed the ongoing effort by the government to relocate the tribal people within the park and the difficulty faced by park officials to cope with the numerous impacts and conservation strategies in the park. The tourists were engaged in different ecotourism activities and made an observation on the lack of educational awareness and biophysical impacts such as littering and vegetation damage. This paper will contribute a greater understanding of the impacts of ecotourism management for sustainability of the national park.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Ecotourism and Rajiv Gandhi National Park (Nagarhole) and Wildlife and Conservation and Sustainability and Tribal People
Subjects:	B Life Science > Environmental Science
Divisions:	Department of > Environmental Science
Depositing User:	Arshiya Kousar Library Assistant
Date Deposited:	29 Sep 2019 07:19
Last Modified:	29 Sep 2019 07:19
URI:	http://eprints.uni-mysore.ac.in/id/eprint/8622

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