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Title Environmental Impact of Mass Tourism: The Study of Gilgit-Baltistan

Author(s) Saqlain Yaqoob

Abstract This research is being carried out to identify the challenges and opportunities in adoption and implementation of Sustainable Ecotourism Development in District Nagar, GB. The SED is a new concept that are being adopted rapidly by the world especially developed countries, and becoming popular which including several benefits likewise, less harmful for the ecology and sustainable green economy. Sustainable Ecotourism Development not only provides economic benefits to local communities, but also protect the ecology and natural resources while providing decent economic benefits, SED is essential for tourism development in long run. Qualitative research approach was used to identified the challenges and opportunities of SED. In depth interviews have been taken from the resource persons among all the five major stakeholders i.e. Government official, Tourists, Native Community members, Academia, and Hospitality industry with tour operators. Thematic Analysis has been used to analyze the data. This study found that the current progress of tourism development in Nagar is unsustainable and several factors identified that ask as a challenges for ecotourism development that are, uncontrol mass tourism, policy gap, lake of regulation and implementation, major challenges are community engagement is missing in the tourism process and policy framework, unsustainable development due to lack of township planning, lack of zoning within the ecological range and awareness issues in the community and within the government sector as well. Further, this research also highlights the available opportunities for adaptation of SED that are found as a pure nature, potential of adventure tourism, rich culture and historic villages, Karakoram highway across district and adjacent to China, thus, within the district organic food appealing for tourism, potential for Agri-tourism, wildlife with unique ecology and the heritage. The lack of systemic collaboration between government and all major stakeholder led various concerns regarding sustainable ecotourism development. The first successful sustainable ecotourism model Trophy Hunting is started from Nagar district. Recommendation is to engage community and all stakeholder for collective efforts with the systemic way and effective polices to cope with unstainable tourism and it ecological concerns. The adaptation of SED will provide edge to contribute mutual benefits of ecotourism among the whole stakeholders and conservation of the native ecology in long term.

Type Thesis/Dissertation MS

Faculty Management Sciences

Department Governance and Public Policy

Language English

Publication Date 2025-06-11

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