Towards Sustainable Tourism: A Centralized Approach for Temporary Building Infrastructure Transportation in Annual Fairs and Festivals
摘要
This paper explores the intersection of Sustainable Tourism and destination-based events, focusing on the annual fairs and festivals in the West Midnapore district, West Bengal, India. Acknowledging that tourists form one of the core pillars of Sustainable Tourism, the study proposes a centralised system for the distribution of Temporary Building Infrastructure. Temporary infrastructures that are used to build and facilitate a pre-determined set of events often require planning and timely delivery of infrastructural demands. Different stakeholders involved in the procurement and supply process make the transportation mechanism complicated. Planning the reuse of such infrastructure, congested delivery and return schedules and vehicular routes is essential. This methodology proposes a reduction in route distances so the goods can be delivered and collected back following a timeline schedule. Linear regression was used for quantification of infrastructural goods for each event. Using ArcGIS, vehicle routing planning was applied for different truck configurations to determine the reduced travel distances. With this approach, this paper aims to simplify and enhance the sustainability of the current practices associated with setting up temporary facilities for such events. This sustainable distribution is applicable to districts witnessing frequent fairs throughout the year, providing insights into efficient resource management of temporary infrastructure which contributes to one of the good practices in the tourism sector.