saadi mohammadi
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Enhancing rural resilience by reducing vulnerability has been widely adopted by development planners as a key strategy to promote sustainability, enabling rural areas to adapt to and withstand economic and natural pressures. In this context, the present study investigates tourism development as a transformative ...
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Enhancing rural resilience by reducing vulnerability has been widely adopted by development planners as a key strategy to promote sustainability, enabling rural areas to adapt to and withstand economic and natural pressures. In this context, the present study investigates tourism development as a transformative activity in the rural environment of Oraman District, Sarvabad Township, in order to identify its effects on changes in local resilience. Data were collected through documentary research in the theoretical section and by questionnaires and interviews in the fieldwork. The research employed a mixed-method approach, combining both qualitative and quantitative techniques. Qualitative data were analyzed using Grounded Theory, while quantitative analysis employed the Wilcoxon test, path analysis, and regression methods. The findings revealed that the mean resilience level of the studied villages significantly increased (p < 0.05) from 2.81 before tourism development to 2.95 afterward. Thus, tourism has contributed to improving rural resilience; however, this improvement remains relatively limited and fragile, indicating the existence of constraints that hinder tourism’s full potential in strengthening resilience. In total, 62 barriers and challenges were identified, which were grouped into four main categories: (1) managerial deficiencies, weak planning, and lack of essential services and facilities; (2) insufficient financial resources and prevailing security constraints; (3) social shortcomings and an unfavorable business environment; and (4) weaknesses in marketing, education, and demand generation for tourism development.
madineh fallah; Teimour Amar; Mohammad baset Ghoreishi
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Fuman Township has consistently attracted domestic and foreign tourists due to its unique natural, human, and cultural attractions. The expansion of tourism flows in the township, coupled with a lack of efficient planning and management, has resulted in various positive and negative economic, physical, ...
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Fuman Township has consistently attracted domestic and foreign tourists due to its unique natural, human, and cultural attractions. The expansion of tourism flows in the township, coupled with a lack of efficient planning and management, has resulted in various positive and negative economic, physical, and environmental impacts. This article aims to identify the physical damages of tourism and propose appropriate strategies to mitigate these damages, with the goal of proper planning in the sensitive and fragile rural environment of this township. The research is applied in nature, employs a descriptive-analytical method, and the data were collected using documentary sources, field studies, and the opinions of local managers. The sample population consists of 120 villages out of the total 171 villages in Fuman Township. The results indicate that the identified physical damages directly or indirectly affected by tourism activities fall into three main categories: land-use change, ownership change and the formation of non-local ownership, the growth of second homes, and disruption in housing patterns. Based on the findings, strategies such as implementing policies to control tourism development, improving existing networks, focusing on communication routes, preparing a regional spatial planning scheme, and organizing, managing, and increasing supervision over tourism-related activities are proposed.
kiomars khodapanah
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Rural tourism is a new strategy to achieve rural development, which plays a major role in empowering local people and diversifying economic growth through creating complementary activities and transforming these areas. The current research has been done with the approach of the driving factors of rural ...
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Rural tourism is a new strategy to achieve rural development, which plays a major role in empowering local people and diversifying economic growth through creating complementary activities and transforming these areas. The current research has been done with the approach of the driving factors of rural tourism. The research is descriptive-analytical and practical in terms of purpose. The required data were obtained through documentary and field methods. The statistical population of the research is 12 villages above 20 households in Hiran district in the central part of Astara township with a population of 2509 people and 798 households. The sample size was estimated to be 260 people based on Cochran's formula, and the number of samples was distributed in villages according to their population. Environmental, managerial, economic and social factors were used to examine the issue. Based on the qualitative content analysis of the collected data through the review of sources and interviews, key concepts were extracted from the text of notes and interviews, and during open coding, 30 effective factors of translation were identified. The validity of the questionnaire was confirmed by experienced experts and the reliability coefficient was estimated at 0.80 based on Cronbach's alpha. SPSS25 and Lisrel software were used for analysis. The results show that the highest factor load among the environmental factor is the flora and fauna index (0.88), in the management factor is the incentive policies index (0.76), in the economic factor is the villa construction and second home index (0.88) and in the social factor, it is dedicated to the comfort facilities in the village (0.89) in the field of tourism.
zahra mozaffari; Maryam Ghasemi; Khadijeh Bouzarjomehri; Omid Ali Kharazmi
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The sustainable development of rural tourism requires the recognition and proper use of potentials and proper planning. Tourist attractions are one of the main elements of tourism without which it is difficult to create a demand for a tourist destination. Neishabur township is one of the main tourist ...
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The sustainable development of rural tourism requires the recognition and proper use of potentials and proper planning. Tourist attractions are one of the main elements of tourism without which it is difficult to create a demand for a tourist destination. Neishabur township is one of the main tourist destinations of Razavi Khorasan province with various natural and human rural tourism attractions. After Mashhad township, Neishabur has a special position of tourism in Razavi Khorasan province. However, until now, its diverse and valuable natural and human attractions have not received enough attention. In the present research, it has been tried to identify the axes of rural tourism by measuring the capacity of attractions. Identifying tourism potentials can provide good opportunities for the development of villages. The research method is descriptive-analytical, and the field information was collected using a researcher-made questionnaire that was completed by 233 local experts. Data analysis and classification of villages was done using GIS and AHP model. For this purpose, 44 information layers including 15 natural attractions, 8 cultural attractions and 21 historical attractions were prepared and errors were corrected in the GIS environment. Appropriate weights were also determined with the help of Expert Choice. Then, by combining and overlapping the layers of information in the GIS environment, suitable areas were identified and the top priorities for the development of rural tourism were introduced separately for each type of attraction in Neishabur township. The results showed that the villages with high tourism potential are stretched in a strip from the northeast edge of the township to the northwest. The villages of Bozhan, Grineh, Yingjeh, Chekneh Olya, Klidar, Barzanun, Taqan, Eishabad, Ghar, Souqand, Hesar, and Deezbad Olya have more capabilities and need to be prioritized in tourism development programs. Also, 46.6% of the township area is in the very unsuitable class, 16.61% in the unsuitable class, 21.22% in the middle class, 14.81% in the suitable class and 0.74% in the very suitable class in terms of rural tourism attraction potential. If rural tourism is managed and planned in a suitable way with the dispersion and variety of attractions, it can lead to the process of sustainable development of rural and tourism.
kiomars khodapanah
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Nowadays, the tourism industry is a dynamic global and social phenomenon whose scientific knowledge and analysis can provide a reliable framework for planning the tourism industry. The aim of this study was to identify the drivers that affect the future status of sustainable rural tourism in Nir township ...
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Nowadays, the tourism industry is a dynamic global and social phenomenon whose scientific knowledge and analysis can provide a reliable framework for planning the tourism industry. The aim of this study was to identify the drivers that affect the future status of sustainable rural tourism in Nir township and how these drivers affect each other. In terms of nature, this research is based on the method of futures research, analytical and exploratory science and is based on an applied goal. After holding meetings and discussions with 30 tourism experts and elites of Nir township as a statistical population, 37 variables were identified in four categories. Findings based on the condition of the scattering plate showed that the system is unstable and most of the factors are scattered around the diagonal axis of the plate. Out of 37 factors considered, due to the high impact score and direct impact, only 13 factors as the output of Mick Mac and drivers are influential in the future of sustainable development of rural tourism in Nir township. The results show that among the 13 driving factors, the following are more influential and important: factors of attracting surplus agricultural sector in tourism activities, increasing technology, receiving bank credits, rural land management, income distribution and diversification to the economy and increasing job opportunities for young people.
Yousef Ghanbari; Zahra Kazemi; Fatemeh Kazemi
Volume 4, Issue 2 , September 2017, , Pages 93-109
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The research has been done to plan the sustainable development of tourism with emphasis on ecological residences in Hanza region. This research is a practical study with a descriptive- analytic approach. The studied population consists of two groups of tourists and experts. All the population of experts ...
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The research has been done to plan the sustainable development of tourism with emphasis on ecological residences in Hanza region. This research is a practical study with a descriptive- analytic approach. The studied population consists of two groups of tourists and experts. All the population of experts has been studied due to its small size. While the population of tourists due to the uncertainty of the size and the minimum sample size for surveys, 120 tourists were selected from March 2015. Cronbach's alpha value for ensurence index were calculated for the tourists 0/81 and 0/89 for the Group of Experts. Data were analyzed in the softwares of SPSS and Excel with using one-sample T-test, Friedman test and SWOT model. One-sample T-test results showed that the satisfaction of tourists from facilities with average 1/55 and satisfaction in terms of the tourism potential was above average 14/17. Results of Friedman test that used to prioritize residences in Hanza region showed that the most appropriate option for tourists to stay are ecological residences. In addition to, the results of SWOT model indicated that making ecological destinations have various weaknesses and threats despite have strengths. Among the strategies, first place with a score of 3/053, threats, weaknesses, with scores 3/013, 2/879 and 2/874 respectively next ranks. The best strategy according to the conditions of the ecological destinations in Hanza region is the competitive aggressive strategies with an emphasis on maintaining the existing situation.
