Measuring the Sustainability of Tourism Development in Kashmir

In general, sustainable development is a concept that promotes the protection of resources in the future. The issues of sustainable development have been discussed and promoted worldwide in various fields including tourism. The elements of sustainable development have been enforced to be considered in every development stage. Meanwhile, the World Tourism Organization (WTO) has promoted the application of sustainable indicator since the early 1990s as essential instruments for policy-making, planning and management processes at destinations. Despite growing number of revenue to local community and business operators, tourism brings other challenges towards the environmental protection. Each destination has limited resources that can be consumed by tourism activities. The increased numbers of tourists will have negative consequences in its natural resources in which pressure from tourism activities, would lead to damage on physical and ecological features. As a result, various actions have been