Examination of Developing Tourism capacity of Alamut Area with Emphasing on Ecotourism

Subject Areas : Urban and Regional Planning Studies

Purviz Rezaei ¹ , Gholam Hassan Heidari ²

1 - استادیار گروه جغرافیای طبیعی دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی واحد رشت
2 - کارشناس ارشد جغرافیا و برنامه ریزی توریسم

Received: 2007-10-10 Accepted : 2008-09-15 Published : 2008-08-22

Keywords: Ecotourism, Alamut Area, Developing tourism,

Abstract :

Ecotourism is mainly on the basis of resources and attractions which natural environment provides for tourists and exploitation of it requires appropriate possibilities and condition, and also needs preserving natural resources. This can be fulfilled by measuring capability and capacity of natural environment for receiving tourists. That is why; present research with the title of (examination of developing tourism capacity of Alamut with emphasizing ecotourism) has been prepared. Recognition of natural potentials of area and influence of tourism in development and expansion of it, and also recognition of tourism capability and its attractions from the tourist's point of view are goals of this research. The role of tourism and its results on the economical cultural and social aspects, in studied area indicates the importance of doing this research. This research has been done in descriptive method, necessary information has been gathered by questionnaires from the local residents and tourists which travel to this are especially in vacation. Taking samples has been done randomly within tourists and area residents in the age of fewer than  , 20-45and over 45  . In this research some theories has been propounded on the basis of theatrical essential and research back ground, which their statistical results reveal that: Examination of cultural indicators shows that there is a relation between tourist beliefs and resident's beliefs. It means both tourists and residents believe that improvement of tourism results in some changes in cultural aspects of area like food, clothing, ceremonies and etc. In the social aspects, tourism and residents believe tourism industry not only doesn’t have negative effects but also it has positive effects like production of employment and reducing unemployment rate, and preventing people’s immigration from the area, to other cities in general, in totaling economical aspects of ecotourism on economical improvement of area this conclusion has been taken that improvement of tourism industry will lead to improving economy of area. At the end of the research, on the basis of research finding some suggestions has been proposed, for example: arrangement of local bazar, real estate agencies and one or more tours…