The Effect of Urban Regeneration Dimensions on the Realization of Slow Tourism (Historical Fabric of Kashan)
razieh rabani
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Tourism Management Dep, Faculty of management and accounting, Allameh Tabatabaei University, Tehran, Iran
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Mostafa Mohammadi
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Associate Prof, Department of Tourism Management, Faculty of Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism, University of Mazandaran, Babolsar, Iran.
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Keywords: Kashan, Urban regeneration, Slow Tourism, Historical Fabric,
Abstract :
Today, historical Fabrics in urban destinations need to regeneration with new tourism models such as the slow approach in order to meet the needs of residents and tourists. In this regard, the historical fabric of Kashan are areas that are inefficient in terms of function and body, and surrounded by technology and facilities of the present age, it does not meet the needs of people, and one of the ways to continue the life of these areas is regeneration. Based on this, the aim of this research was to investigate the impact of urban regeneration dimensions on the realization of slow tourism in the historical context of Kashan city. In terms of purpose, the research is practical and in terms of data collection method is quantitative based on structural equation modeling. The statistical population of the study of tourists visiting Kashan in the first half of 2021 and the number of statistical samples was estimated at 384 people. Data were collected through a questionnaire whose construct validity was confirmed by confirmatory factor analysis and its reliability based on Cronbach's alpha test. data analysis was performed using SPSS25 and AMOS24 software. The results of this study showed that urban regeneration in physical-operating; aesthetic; environmental, social-cultural and economic dimensions has affected slow tourism in the historical fabric of Kashan that this impact was related to environmental, social-cultural, physical-operating, aesthetic and economic regeneration with impact coefficients of 0.75, 0.71, 0.68, 0.64 and 0.62 respectively. Accordingly, it is recommended to effective managers in the field of tourism in Kashan, by providing suitable facilities for tourists and creating a pleasant trip for them, encourage the slow travel from tourists.
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