Reading the effective driving forces on the development of sustainable urban tourism with an emphasis on ecological power (Case study: District 22 of Tehran metropolis)
Subject Areas : Sustainable urban development
hamid karimi
1
,
Azadeh Arbabi Sabzevari
2
,
فاطمه ادیبی سعدی نژاد
3
,
Maryam Rostam Bisheh
4
1 - دانشجوی دکتری گروه جغرافیا و برنامه ریزی شهری، واحد اسلامشهر، دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی، تهران، ایران
2 - Associate Professor, Department Of Geography And Urban Planning, eslamshahr Branch, Islamic Azad university, eslamshahr,Iran
3 - عضو هیئت علمی دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی واحد اسلامشهر، دانشکده علوم پایه، گروه جغرافیا
4 - استادیار، گروه معماری، دانشکده فنی و مهندسی ، دانشگاه آزاد اسلامشهر، اسلامشهر، ایران.
Keywords: Driving Forces, , urban tourism, sustainable urban tourism, ecological power, district 22 of Tehran metropolis.,
Abstract :
Investigating the drivers of sustainable urban tourism development with an emphasis on ecological power is very important. This review will not only help us improve the development process, but also help us better understand the needs and environmental issues of cities. By analyzing ecological drivers, we can more effectively develop and implement environmental policies and programs in cities and protect natural resources more. This survey can help the development of sustainable tourism and increase people's awareness and promote environmental culture in the society. In this regard, this article has tried to recognize and cluster the drivers affecting the future state of sustainable tourism development in the 22nd district of Tehran metropolis with the structural analysis method, emphasizing its ecological potential. Theoretical data was prepared by document method and experimental data by survey method based on Delphi technique. The statistical population is 20 urban experts based on targeted sampling and development drivers, 36 driving forces in 5 economic, social, physical, managerial and environmental dimensions, which have been processed by structural mutual effects analysis method in MICMAC software. The findings, in terms of the overall analysis of the system environment, showed that 599 relationships have the number 3, and this means that the relationships of key drivers are very large and have great influence. The clustering system of thrusters indicates the concentration of dual thrusters. From the total of 36 driving forces of development, 12 key drivers include encouraging people's participation in the urban development process, improving the standard of living and social welfare, developing local industries and entrepreneurship, preserving natural landscapes and green spaces in the city, developing local and efficient management in In the field of tourism, improving local capabilities to manage crises and risks, creating sustainable policies and regulations, promoting social cooperation and interaction, reducing air, water, and soil pollution, creating local employment, promoting local culture and regional identity, and developing transparent and shared urban planning. has been identified.
Extended Abstract
Introduction
The 22nd district of Tehran metropolis is not an exception to this rule and as a newly established district, with an area of about 6000 hectares, it is a related phenomenon and is influenced by the rapid changes of the city and urbanization in Tehran. This area has long been the focus of urban planners and experts due to its potential and actual ecological facilities on the one hand and the fact that most of it is virgin on the other hand, and in the conditions where other parts of Tehran city suffer from density and non-standard architecture. Urban affairs have been located. Currently, due to its special features and natural background and its location in the capital area, Tehran is the direction of expansion of the city and in terms of spatial development pattern, it acts like a new city. District 22 of Tehran municipality can be considered as a sustainable development of Tehran, in other words, it is the first urban district that was built with the aim of sustainable development. The existence of trans-regional and transnational elements and uses in this area, such as the Martyrs Lake of the Persian Gulf, Chitgar Park, Azadi Stadium, Botanical Garden, various research institutes, Olympic Village, Sharif University, Iran Mall, Hezar and Ik Shahr, etc. The passage of important highways of Tehran city along with the passage of line 5 of Tehran Metro is one of the important features of this area
Methodology
The present study, with a future-research approach, identifies the most important driving forces affecting the future state of sustainable tourism development in the 22nd district of Tehran, emphasizing its ecological potential. In terms of practical purpose, this research is a combination of documentary and survey methods, and in terms of nature, it is based on the new methods of future research, analytical and exploratory science, which was carried out by using a combination of quantitative and qualitative models. Is. Documentary study method and experimental data of survey method based on Delphi method have been used in preparing the propellants under study. To select the Delphi team, since the goal is not to generalize the results, a purposeful or judgmental sampling method has been used. The selection criteria of experts are theoretical mastery, practical experience, willingness and ability to participate in research and access. The important point in determining the number of experts is to ensure the comprehensiveness of different viewpoints in the research. The number of experts participating in the structural analysis of reviewed articles is usually between 14 and 20 people. According to the above criteria, 20 experts and specialists from universities and research centers have been selected to participate and cooperate in the research process. In information processing, structural interaction analysis method was used in MICMAC software. Using the Delphi method, 36 primary drivers have been identified in the form of 5 economic, social, physical, managerial, and environmental dimensions.
Results and discussion
This research has been done with the aim of identifying the drivers influencing the future state of sustainable tourism development in the 22nd district of Tehran metropolis, emphasizing its ecological potential. The findings of this research showed that the general pattern of dispersion of drivers of sustainable tourism development in the 22nd district of Tehran metropolis, with emphasis on its ecological power in terms of mutual effects analysis, indicates the state of an unstable environmental system in which the drivers The study has a complex and intermediate state in terms of effectiveness. The state of clustering is indicative of cluster concentration in the area of dual thrusters. Among the 36 driving forces, 12 driving forces have a key effect on the future state of sustainable tourism development in the 22nd district of Tehran, emphasizing its ecological power, which includes encouraging people's participation in the process of urban development, improving the standard of living and social welfare, and developing industries. local and entrepreneurship, preservation of natural landscapes and urban green space, development of local and efficient management in the field of tourism, promotion of local capabilities to manage crises and risks, creation of sustainability policies and regulations, promotion of cooperation and social interaction, reduction of air and water pollution, and soil, creating local employment, promoting local culture and regional identity, and developing transparent and shared urban planning. In terms of systemic performance, these forces play the role of high influence and low influence in the system environment with the aim of improving the quality of sustainable tourism development in the 22nd district of Tehran metropolis, emphasizing its ecological power, and as a result, they are considered the most effective and key drivers
Conclusion
Among the 36 driving forces, 12 driving forces have a key effect on the future state of sustainable tourism development in the 22nd district of Tehran, emphasizing its ecological power, which includes encouraging people's participation in the process of urban development, improving the standard of living and social welfare, and developing industries. local and entrepreneurship, preservation of natural landscapes and urban green space, development of local and efficient management in the field of tourism, promotion of local capabilities to manage crises and risks, creation of sustainability policies and regulations, promotion of cooperation and social interaction, reduction of air and water pollution, and soil, creating local employment, promoting local culture and regional identity, and developing transparent and shared urban planning. In terms of systemic performance, these forces play the role of high influence and low influence in the system environment with the aim of improving the quality of sustainable tourism development in the 22nd district of Tehran metropolis, emphasizing its ecological power, and as a result, they are considered the most effective and key drivers.
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