/ \ \ ✓ us rz 7G DEVELOPMENT OF ADVENTURE TOURISM IN NORTHERN INDIA : A CASE STUDY OF UTTRAKHAND THESIS SUBMITTED FOR THE AWARD OF THE DEGREE OF doctor of Vbilo0pbp IN COMMERCE (TOURISM) SAADIA LODI t rl Under the Supervision of Dr. SHEEBA HAMID (Associate Professor) [7T7?. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE ALIGARH MUSLIM UNIVERSITY ALIGARH (INDIA) 2013 14 NCV 2?14 k 1I1I 1 IU 1111k k\I1k Il III Department of Commerce on sheeba Hamid Aligarh Muslim University, .17A, (ph. (D. Aligarh. Associate (Professor (Tourism)'~'~-~' } Internal: 3505, 3506 Training a cPCPlaccement Officer External: 0571-2703661 Master of Tourism Administration (MTA) Qtertifttate This is to certify that the work embodied, in this thesis entitled "Development of Adventure Tourism in Northern India: A Case Study of (Jltrakhand" is the original work to the best of my knowledge. It has been carried out by Ms. Saadia Lodi, under my supervision and is suitable for submission for the award of Ph.D degree in Commerce (Tourism) of Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh. br. Shee a Hamid (Associat4 Professor) 'Mussoorie Cottage', 4/1286-A, Sir Syed Nagar, Aligarh — 202002 Res: +91-571-2407861, Cell: +91-9319926119 E-mail:
[email protected] LIST OF CONTENTS Page No. Preface i-iv Acknowledgements v-vii List of Tables viii-x List of Figures xi List of Abbreviations xii-xiii Chapter-1: Introductory Background and Framework 1-35 of the Study (Section: A) 1. Introductory Background 1-2 2. India: A Background vis-a-vis Tourism 2-3 3. What is Adventure Tourism? 3-4 4. Uttarakhand: Adventure Tourism Destination 4 (Section: B) 5.