• Dr Sunil Kumar

This paper has taken into consideration the local community perception about tourism development and the various impacts associated with it in three districts namely Kinnaur, Lahaul- Spiti and Chamba.The various attitudinal statements related with various impacts are divided in to various sub sections like social, economic and environment. Overall, local people of Chamba, Lahaul and Kinnaur expressed their positive views on the impacts of tourism on them. Yet, they have shown some concern for some harmful impact of tourism. The development of infrastructure have damaged the local environment of the region. Local people have shown strong opinion for rest of the statements about the impacts of tourism. They accepted that tourism is playing a major role in improving the living standard of the local community as well as in providing employment opportunities the local community as well as outsiders..

PERCEPTION OF LOCAL COMMUNITY ABOUT TOURISM DEVELOPMENT AND ITS IMPACT IN HIMACHAL PRADESH – A CASE STUDY OF TRIBAL REGIONS

"PERCEPTION OF LOCAL COMMUNITY ABOUT TOURISM DEVELOPMENT AND ITS IMPACT IN HIMACHAL PRADESH – A CASE STUDY OF TRIBAL REGIONS", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 10, page no.308-320, October 2018, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIRDQ06044.pdf

"PERCEPTION OF LOCAL COMMUNITY ABOUT TOURISM DEVELOPMENT AND ITS IMPACT IN HIMACHAL PRADESH – A CASE STUDY OF TRIBAL REGIONS", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 10, page no. pp308-320, October 2018, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIRDQ06044.pdf