UNDERSTANDING THE NATURE OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN TOURISM : A Case study of Pokhara, Nepal

This thesis was written by two members. The theoretical framework of this thesis, chapters 1,2,3 and 4 were done by author Mr. Jagdip Khand and the rest of the chapters 5,6 and 7 were done by Ms. Uma Devi Maharjan and as per the research part, the authors equally devoted their time and put their best effort to make the best result. On the other hand, development in the tourism sector has made impacts on existence. Basically, it has huge impacts on environment, socio-cultural and economic aspects. The impacts could be both positive and negative. This report also gave somewhat brief explanation of the tourism impacts and the different aspects of Pokhara. The main aim of this report was to understand the nature of the impacts of tourism and outline the major impacts on Pokhara. Furthermore, this thesis unfolded historical and future prospects of Pokhara’s tourism industry. Along with that, this report comprised the trends and factors affecting the travel and tourism industry, which included the financial stability, natural disasters, epidemics and pandemics. The quantitative research methodology was undertaken where questionnaires were distributed and valid information was gathered. As per the sources eBooks were used and different data and information were observed from the blogs as well. The result showed that the Pokhara tourism industry is booming and economic, socio-cultural and environmental aspects of Pokhara are drastically changing day by day so control mechanisms ought to be undertaken in order to reach sustainable development of the tourism industry of Pokhara