Hill resorts of U.P. Himalaya: a geographical study/
Nutan Tyagi
- New Delhi: Indus Pub. Co., 1991.
- 312 p.: ill., maps; 22 cm.
Hill resorts in Uttar Pradesh, India. Includes index.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [304]-309).
1. PHYSIOGRAPHY OF U.P. HIMALAYA Location, Geology, Relief, Drainage System, Glaciation, Lacustral basins and river terraces. 2. CLIMATE AND VEGETATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS Climate, Temperature, Relative humidity and cloudiness, Rainfall and snowfall. Atmospheric pressure and winds. Special weather phenomena, C6mate and human comfort. Vegetation, Sub-tropical zone. Temperate zone. Sub-alpine zone, Alpine zone. 3. ORIGIN AND GROWTH OF HILL RESORTS Ancient period. Medieval period, British period, Post- Independence period. Changing process of hill resorts, Badiinath, Kedamath, Gangotii, Yamunotri, Joshimath, Rishikesh, Bageshwar, Binsar, Almora, Srinagar, Uttarkashi, Bhimtal, Mussoorie, Nainital, Pauri, Chakrata, Ranikhet, Kausani, Bhowali, Lansdowne, Jeolikot, Gwaldam, Mukteshwar, Gopeshwar. 4. DISTRIBUTIONAL PATTERN OF HILL RESORTS Altitude, Climate, Accessibility, Interest of founders. Plural societies. Distribution of hill resorts according to their sites. Distribution of hill resorts according to their period of prominence. Distribution of hill resorts according to their reputation, Spatial distribution of hill resorts. Nearest neighbour analysis. Spatial pattern of hill resorts. 5. MORPHOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF HILL RESORTS Factors affecting the origin and development of morphology. Morphological zones, Ancient and medieval period resorts, British resorts. Ancient and medieval period resorts influenced by Britishers, Post-independence period resorts, British resorts after independence. The external shape of resorts. Resort sites and morphology. 6. DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS OF HILL RESORTS Demography, Population growth. Population variation through decades. Population distribution. Density of population. Population composition. Age composition. Dependency ratio. Sex-ratio, Sex-ratio and age group. Religion, Literacy. 7. FUNCTIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF HILL RESORTS Functional classification. Functional classification adopted previously. Functional set-up of hill resorts in general. Functional classes of resorts. Functional classification. Resorts specialized in primary function. Manufacturing, Construction, Trade and commerce. Transport, Services and diversified resorts. 8. HILL RESORTS AS TOURIST CENTRES Nainital complex, Almora complex, Mussoorie complex. Pilgrim complex. 9. CIVIC AMENITIES AND PUBLIC UTILITY SERVICES Water supply. Sewerage and drainage disposal. Electricity, Communication, Educational institutions. Medical facilities. Transportation, Development of transport system. Road netwoik. Other facilities. 10. PROBLEMS AND PLANNING OF HILL RESORTS Transport, Accommodation, Seasonality, Congestion, Concentration, Publicity, Information, Ecology and environment. Towards planned development of hUl resorts. Objectives, limitations and precautions. Planning adopted previously. Planning of hill resorts. Transportation Seasonaluy. Accommodation. Preservation of ecology and environment. Proposals for planning. Mussoorie complex. Nainital complex. Almora complex. Pilgrim complex. Othc resorts.