Analysis of tourism effects and its role in urban development Case study: Bojnourd city

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morteza ramezani ¹ (PhD student in Geography and Urban Planning, Department of Geography, Mashhad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Mashhad, Iran.)
mahdi Vatanparast ² (Assistant Professor of Geography and Urban Planning, Department of Geography, Shirvan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shirvan, Iran.)
ezzatolah mafi ³ (Associate Professor of Geography and Urban Planning, Department of Geography, Shirvan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shirvan, Iran.)

Received: 2021-03-02 Accepted : 2021-08-23 Published : 2023-04-21

Keywords: urban development, Urban Tourism, Bojnourd city,

Abstract :

Tourism is one of the important activities with economic, social and environmental consequences in cities. Tourism development policy is an approach that the city can emphasize by minimizing its negative effects while increasing its benefits. This approach plays an important role in urban development and has various effects. The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of tourism and its role in the development of Bojnourd. The present research is applied and its method is descriptive-analytical. The content validity of the research instrument was confirmed by experts (20 people) and its reliability was confirmed by Cronbach's alpha test of 0.718. SPSS and AMOS software were used for data analysis. The statistical population of the study consists of 233810 citizens of Bojnourd. The sample size was calculated using Cochran's formula to 384 people and was randomly distributed in Bojnourd. The result of structural equations shows that 95% confidence in tourism development has affected the urban development of Bojnourd. Also, among the variables explaining urban development, the growth of cultural services with a factor load of 0.67 had the highest correlation with the hidden variable of urban development. The variable of development of infrastructure and construction facilities and services with a factor load of 0.66 is in the second place and the variable of improving the livelihood of residents with a factor load of 0.56 is in the third place. The variable of increasing public services with a factor load of 0.52 had the lowest correlation with the hidden variable; Also, the results of the structural model indicate that tourism has an important role in urban development of Bojnourd.

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