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Development Management Seventh Semester

DM 453: Tourism Management

This course aims to impart to the knowledge of tourism management in Nepal. After completion of this course, students will be able to understand the dynamics of tourism industry.

Contents

  1. Introduction: Concepts, features/characteristics and Significance, Evolution of Tourism at National Level and Global Level, Types and forms of tourism, Factors affecting tourism
  2. Tourism Organizations and Role of different stakeholders: Role and function of international organization and national organizations related to tourism industry
  3. Tourism Resources and tourism Products in Nepal: Natural Resources, Cultural Resources, Tourism Products, Major tourist destinations
  4. Policy, Plan and Regulation regarding tourism in Nepal: Tourism policy in Nepal and related rule and regulation, Tourism Act,National Aviation Policy, Nepal Tourism Board Act, Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal Act, Different National regulations relating to Tourism, Policies and priorities regarding tourism under different National (Periodic) plans, Human resource and training
  5. Impacts of tourism in Nepal: Economic (income and employment generation), socio-cultural and environment, Challenges of tourism/issues, Case study

Reference

Satyal, Yajna Raj (2000). Tourism Science in Nepal. New Delhi: Adroit Publishers.

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Development Management Eighth Semester

DM 456: Disaster Management

This course aims to impart the knowledge of disaster and its management so that student can learn strategies of disaster management upon the completion of this course.

Contents

  1. Introduction: Concept and types of disaster, Basic Functions of Disaster Management, Dynamics of disaster management
  2. Preparedness, response, rehabilitation and reconstruction in disaster management:
  3. Institutional Arrangements in Nepal: National organizations (Ministry of Home, Ministry of Defense), Security agencies: Nepal Army, Nepal Armed Police Force, Nepal Police, Local bodies: Civil Society organizations, Inter-organizations coordination
  4. Policy and strategies: Disaster act and regulation, Disaster management in periodic plans & Resource mobilization, Action plan, Management information system and its use
  5. Case study

References

Charles, M.T. and Kim, J.C.K. (1988). Crisis Management: A Casebook. Springfield, Illinois: Charles C. Thomas.

Gupta, H.K. (2003). Disaster Management, Hyderabad: Hyderabad University Press.

May, P.J. and Williams, W. (1986). Disaster Policy Implementation: Managing Programs under Shared Governance. New York: Plenum Press.

Natural Disaster Policy, Government of Nepal, Ministry of Home.

Pinkowski, Jack (Ed) Disaster Management Handbook. New York: Taylor & Francis Group.

Rubin, C.B. and Barbee, D. (1985). Disaster recovery and hazard mitigation: Bridging the intergovernmental gap. Public Administration Review, 45: 57–63.