Sustainable tourism development and environmental assessment of the relationship with the application of AHP model in northern Iran (Case Study: Ramsar County)

Subject Areas : Urban and Regional Planning Studies

sedigheh lotfi ¹ , seyed masoomeh mirabutalebi ²

1 - دانشیار دانشگاه مازندران، گروه جغرافیا، بابلسر، ایران
2 - دانش آموخته کارشناسی ارشد جغرافیا و برنامه ریزی شهری، دانشگاه مازندران، بابلسر، ایران

Received: 2011-12-23 Accepted : 2012-09-15 Published : 2012-08-22

Keywords: AHP, Ecotourism, Ramsar, natural heritage, Sustainable Tourism,

Abstract :

In recent years tourism as a new mechanism for the relief of poverty, unemployment, environmental disturbances and underdevelopment countries, especially developing countries has been considered In the process of data analysis in this study In addition to the use of questionnaires and statistical analysis related is used two models of Delphi and the Analytical Hierarchy Process. Seems to be due to lack of proper and harmonious development of integrated tourism (urban - rural) a lot of pressure on the environment enters the city of Ramsar. Relationship between lack of proper development of tourism Tlfyqyaz one hand and the growing pressure on the other hand, there are environmental and the coordinated development of urban and rural tourism, apart from their agreements the same amount of damage to nature and the environment will be more