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Experiential tourism is an outgrowth of a global movement toward experiential learning, whereby people create meaning through direct experience. This is emerging as a concept to not only preserve cultural landscapes but also as a means for the sustainable development of such regions. This paper discusses the Banni Region, Kutch in Gujarat, India, and analyzes the many interventions which have gone into the enriching of the place through the preservation of its architecture, traditions, and handicrafts.
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Jayabharathi, P., Vedamuthu, R. (2017). Experiential Tourism as a Response to the Sustenance of a Cultural Landscape: The Case of Banni, Kutch, Gujarat, India. In: Silver, C., Marques, L., Hanan, H., Widiastuti, I. (eds) Proceedings of the 6th International Conference of Arte-Polis. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-5481-5_15
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