Air Pollution and Tourism Management

Abstract

Tourism in itself is a significant contributor to greenhouse emission, transport pollution, degradation of land, addition of solid and sewage waste and colossal ill effects on health of indigenous people. The tourist thus, though a pivotal attraction to the economy, simultaneously becomes its destructor. The study concerning PM 2.5 and PM 10 along with humidity level was conducted in early winter of 2015 to July, 2016 in and around new Delhi, a heritage city attracting innumerable tourist. the Present study has given a clear indication of correlation of both outdoor as well as indoor air pollution viz-a-viz human health. Both tourists and local residents frequent tourist places exposing themselves to particulate matter increasing their vulnerability to respiratory irritations (38%), headaches (24%), asthma (19%), irritable behavior (12%), Irritable Bowel Syndromes (9%). This fact is also supported by a data study projected by W.H.O. that attributes every 8th death in the world to air pollution. This paper deals with the aforesaid aspects, shortfalls in the enviro-legal framework of india embodied in the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 and its execution to suggest methods to improve or remedy the situation have also been explored.