Application of PCA method in identifying the most important criteria influencing the choice of cultural services in leisure and tourism areas, (Alangdare Forest Park, Golestan Province)
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Simin Salimi Dehkordi
1
(Gorgan University of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources)
Ali Reza Mikaeili Tabrizi
2
(Dept. of Environmental Planning and Design - Gorgan Univ. of Agricultural Sciences & Natural Resources)
Sepideh Saeidi
3
(Dept. of Environmental Planning and Design - Gorgan Univ. of Agricultural Sciences & Natural Resources)
Keywords: Alangdareh Forest Park, Analysis Cultural Services, Golestan Province, Principal component, Tourism,
Abstract :
Ecosystem cultural services are intangible benefits that people get from the environment and include aesthetic values, cultural identity, social relations, sense of place, recreation and tourism, knowledge and educational values. These services are directly related to human health and comfort. These services are derived from the link between people and their surroundings. According to the existing capacities in Alangdareh forest park, this park is considered as a huge cultural and ecological wealth, a capacity that can be used to attract tourists to this area and the fields of environmental protection and sustainable development of this area. He created a forest. The purpose of this study is to determine the most important criteria of cultural services in Alangdareh Forest Park. For this purpose, a questionnaire was compiled and distributed among 270 visitors, and the results were analyzed in SPSS software using the Principal Component Analysis (PCA) method. The results showed that among the 20 criteria of cultural services identified in this research, six criteria: the value of reducing the physical risk of physical injury, access to water, food and healthy air, inspiration and sense of place, cultural heritage, identity and value of place, recreational value - Recreation has the most important aesthetic value. The results of this research, while identifying the most important cultural services of Alangdareh Forest Park, can help planning experts and managers in the more accurate and informed development of cultural tourism services, and with the development of these services, it is necessary to attract more tourists to this area. provided the area.
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