Methodological framework for establishing potential Geotourism circuits of Kendrapara- Jajpur- Cuttack belt, Odisha

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Abstract

Geotourism, a relatively new concept, towards avoiding an undifferentiated global mass tourism brought forward by the National Geographic Center for Sustainable Destinations, is a step not only for sustaining but also enhancing the destination by means of restorative and constructive forms of tourism. The coastal belt of the state of Odisha has ample scope for eco-tourism, heritage tourism and cultural tourism. The state attracts tourists from the neighboring states as well as foreign tourists. Odisha being a part of the Gondwana supercontinent can boast of the oldest rocks in the Indian subcontinent having the richest sites of fossils mostly in the Mahanadi and the Ib river basins. A rich forest cover including National Park and Crocodile Reserve at Bhitarkanika, Elephant Reserve at Chandaka and the bio- diversity of Chilika Lake are just glimpses of what the region has to offer to ecotourism. Besides it is mouth of huge system of rivers namely the Mahanadi, Brahmani, Baitarani and their numerous distributaries. The region has been a seat of many ancient folklore and tribal traditions to which the Hindu and Buddhist cultures and monastic settlements were added as the formal ones in the ancient times and such are still continuing to flourish. The community has been successful in passing on the legacy of its traditional dance form, art forms and the scripts. All these add up to contribute to heritage and cultural tourism realm. Kendrapara- Jajpur- Cuttack belt of Coastal Odisha can hence offer its visitors an enriching experience through participation of the host community and ultimately sustaining the elements that combine to form the 'sense of place'. This paper deals with the methodological framework of organizing information & networking of sites aimed at planning and management of sites from the geotourism potentials
Original languageEnglish
Place of PublicationIndia
PublisherSANDHI, The Science & Heritage Initiative, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
ISBN (Electronic) 9789380813295
Publication statusPublished - Oct 2014

Keywords

  • Geo-tourism
  • Community framework
  • Buddhism
  • Gondwana supercontinent

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