Evaluation of the role of ecotourism houses in the sustainable development of tourism areas in Saman city
Yousef Ghanbari
1
(
Associate Professor of geography and rural planning, Isfahan Universityof Isfahan,Isfahan,
)
mahshad rikhtegaran
2
(
خیابان میر
الله وردی خان
)
hanieh jahadi
3
(
Graduated from Isfahan University
)
Keywords: ecotourism, Sustainable Tourism, Saman City, Ecotourism Houses,
Abstract :
As part of the tourism industry, ecotourism is recognized as an important factor in resource conservation and environmental protection, which simultaneously promotes and develops tourism sustainability and prevents continuous environmental degradation. In this regard, tourism, especially ecotourism, is a new approach that can play a major role in empowering local people and developing human resources, especially women, diversifying the economy and its growth, creating job opportunities, and improving living standards through the provision of social services. The current research has been carried out with the aim of identifying the role of ecotourism houses in the sustainable development of tourism areas in the rural areas of Saman city.The research is applied-developmental in terms of purpose and descriptive-analytical in nature. The statistical population of the research is the villages of Saman city, which were selected based on previous studies and experts' criteria. The sample size using Cochran's formula was 337 local residents. The results of one-way analysis of variance, Tukey's test, and T-test showed that between the rural areas of Saman city, in terms of There is a significant difference in the development indicators of eco-friendly houses in all 10 factors, and the studied area has many strengths and potentials in the field of eco-friendly house development, which, if the weaknesses and threats can be reduced, the possibility of creating employment and income for local residents. There will be through the development of eco-tourism houses. The results showed that, for example, Kahkesh village is in a weaker situation in terms of the index of residential and residential usage increase. In the investment increase index, Markede is weak in this field. In the index of service activities and consumption of domestic products, Ilbigi village is in a weak situation.
