Analyzing the Impact of Tourism on Social and Cultural Development (Case Study: Bushehr Township)
Subject Areas : Regional Planningمحسن سقایی 1 , غلامرضا امینی نژاد 2 , غلامرضا صبوحی 3
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3 - کارشناسی ارشد جغرافیا و برنامه ریزی شهری، دانشگاه پیام نور، اصفهان، ایران
Keywords: Factor Analysis, Bushehr, Tourism, Social and Cultural development,
Abstract :
Crystallization of Tourism, as a need by becoming the world's largest service industry and tourism specialization, provides the opportunity for utilizing the benefits of this industry. Tourism potentiality is considered as the unique assets of each country. In fact, its identification, classification and planning of tourism development is important. In this regard tourism development requires comprehensive and efficient planning. Iran has high capability in the field of the development of this industry according to its characteristics and exclusively. The area study is the southwest of Iran, Bushehr. In this study, t-test, factor analysis and GIS software were used to identify the tourism potentiality in social and cultural development of seaside city of Bushehr. The data were analyzed by using the SPSS software to determine the potentiality impact of tourism on social and cultural development of Bushehr by determining the lack of facilities and utilities factors that hinder tourism development.
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