Assessing Impacts Through Community Perception: An Empirical Study for Sikkim
Periodic Research ( P: ISSN No. 2231-0045 RNI No. UPBIL/2012/55438 VOL.-III, ISSUE-II, November-2014 E: ISSN No. 2349-9435 ) Abstract Dillip Kumar Das Associate Professor & Head, Deptt. of Tourism, Sikkim Central University, Gangtok, Sikkim Debasish Batabyal Research Fellow, IGNTU, Amarkantak, M.P The small alpine land Sikkim is the most popularly known destination for its unexploited, naïve hill stations, salubrious weather and rich culture. This small, hidden land has a wide range of differences with respect to its physiography, drainage system, ethnicity and socio-cultural aspects. Tourism promotion and development has resulted in high economic, social, cultural and of course environmental impacts and as such the need for tourism impact researches is imperative and essential. The present article has chosen residents as a key term around which the types of tourism development are extensively related. It is also because they represent the local governm...