Tourism Planning and Development in South Asia

Dimitrios Stylidis (Edited By, Series Edited By) Dimitrios Stylidis, Ph.D., is Associate Professor in Tourism Marketing at the University of Crete, Greece. Prior to this, he was Senior Lecturer in Tourism and Research Cluster Leader at Middlesex University London, and a Postdoc Researcher and Visiting Lecturer at the Ben-Gurion University, Israel. Dimitrios holds an MSc and PhD in tourism from the University of Surrey, U.K. His research interests include place image and marketing, tourist destination image and behaviour, tourism impacts and sustainable development. His work has been published in several journals including Tourism Management, Annals of Tourism Research, Journal of Travel Research, and Journal of Sustainable Tourism.Boopen Seetanah (Edited By) Boopen Seetanah is Professor in International Economics and finance at the University of Mauritius and the WTO Chair Programme Co-Chair. He is also the director of research at the International Centre for Sustainable Tourism and Hospitality (ICSTH) at the University of Mauritius. Boopen's research interest is in international tourism and trade, international finance and applied economics. He is/has been a consultant for a number of international organisation such as the World Bank, UNEP, COMESA, RMCE, UNDP and ADB among others.Konstantinos Andriotis (Series Edited By) Konstantinos Andriotis is a Professor in Tourism at Middlesex University London. He holds a PhD in Tourism Development and Planning (Bournemouth University, 2000) and a Post Doc in Tourism Marketing (Hellenic Open University, 2006). He edits the 'International Journal of Tourism Policy', the 'Journal of Qualitative Research in Tourism' and the CABI Regional Tourism Series. He has an h-index of 32 and more than 4500 citations. He was listed in the Stanford University list of top 2 per cent of scientists in the World. His research interests include tourism development and planning, alternative forms of tourism, tourism experience and degrowth.

• Intro: Introduction Chapter 1: A Case Study on Impacts of Community Participation in Tourism Planning And Destination Management In Kerala, India. Chapter 2: Planning Agritourism Development in Sri Lanka: Farmers’ Incentives and Barriers Chapter 3: History of Tourism Planning and Development in Nepal: Achievements and Challenges to Sustainable Future of Tourism Chapter 4: Tourism in Afghanistan Chapter 5: Planning for Sustainable Tourism Development in Bhutan Chapter 6: Tourism Policy Planning in Bangladesh: Perspective and Propositions Chapter 7: Tourism Development And Its Impact On Economic Growth In Pakistan Chapter 8: The Role of International Tourism in the Maldives Conclusion: Conclusion