Study the Perceived Effects of Tourists on Environmental Dimensions on Residents' Quality of Life

Subject Areas : مدیریت

Ali QolipourSoleymani ¹ ( Assistant Professor, Department of Business Management, Rasht Branch, Islamic Azad University, Rasht, Iran )
Armin Goli ² ( PhD Student, Department of Business Management, Qeshm International Branch, Islamic Azad University, Qeshm, Iran )

Received: 2020-10-19 Accepted : 2020-10-19 Published : 2019-02-20

Keywords: quality of life, satisfaction with life, Dimensions of Tourism Industry, Tourism Impact,

Abstract :

The purpose of this research is applied and research method is descriptive-cross sectional. The general objective of this research is to determine the impact of tourism industry (Economic, Socio-cultural, Environmental and Political) dimensions on the quality of life of the people of Guilan. Accordingly, 385 of residents of Guilan province were selected through simple random sampling method. Data were collected by a questionnaire and analyzed using structural equation modeling and LISREL software. The results show that the dimensions of the tourism industry affect the quality of life of the people of Guilan province. Understanding the economic impacts of the tourism industry on material well-being; Understanding the socio-cultural impacts of the tourism industry on social welfare; Understanding the environmental impacts of the tourism industry on health and safety; Understanding the political impact of the tourism industry on the security of the welfare; the material well-being on the amount Satisfaction with life; The sense of social welfare on life satisfaction; Health and safety welfare on life satisfaction; The sense of security welfare affects the level of life satisfaction of inhabitants of Guilan province.