Destination Tourism and Environmental Sustainability: A Critical Review on Tourism Sector of Odisha, India

Engineering notes

Engineering notes will be added by the Power for Solar editorial team.

Chinese explanation / 中文解读

中文解读待补充：本站会优先为光伏效率、钙钛矿太阳能电池、储能技术、太阳能热利用、BIPV、并网技术等高价值论文补充中文说明。

Original abstract

Tourism has emerged as a significant driver of economic development, employment generation, and cultural exchange; however, its rapid expansion has also raised concerns regarding environmental sustainability. Odisha, located on the eastern coast of India, possesses a diverse range of tourism resources, including coastal ecosystems, wetlands, wildlife habitats, heritage monuments, religious destinations, and tribal cultural landscapes. While tourism contributes substantially to regional development, increasing visitor pressure, resource consumption, waste generation, biodiversity disturbance, and climate-related risks pose significant challenges to sustainable destination management. This review critically examines the relationship between tourism development and environmental sustainability in Odisha through a synthesis of academic literature, government reports, policy documents, and sustainability studies. The review evaluates major environmental challenges associated with tourism activities, including ecosystem degradation, pollution, water resource stress, energy consumption, carbon emissions, and climate vulnerability. It further explores opportunities for sustainable tourism through community-based ecotourism, renewable energy adoption, sustainable waste management, responsible tourist behavior, technological innovation, and effective governance mechanisms. The findings indicate that achieving long-term tourism sustainability in Odisha requires integrated planning, environmental monitoring, stakeholder participation, and stronger policy implementation. Community engagement, climate-resilient infrastructure, resource conservation, and environmentally responsible tourism practices are identified as key enablers of sustainable destination development. The review concludes that Odisha possesses considerable potential to emerge as a leading sustainable tourism destination in India if tourism growth is aligned with environmental conservation and inclusive governance principles.

Links and sources

• PDF from original source

Comments