Explain the role of the component of "sustainability" in the process of formation "Ecological Tourism Collections"(Case study: Mazandaran province, Behshahr, Abbas Abad lake)
Erfan Khasm Afkan Nezam
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Masters student, Architectural Engineering, Engineering & Technical College, Islamshahr Branch, Islamic Azad University
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Azadeh Arbabi Sabzevari
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Associate professor (faculty member), Department of Geography and Urban Planning, Faculty of Basic Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Islamshahr Branch, Islamshahr
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Keywords: Tourism Industry, Sustainable Development, Sustainable Tourism, ecological collections,
Abstract :
The prosperity of tourism in any geographic location, along with the positive and negative economic-social consequences, has environmental impacts, which, if continued, could cause irreparable damage. Sustainable environmental or ecological tourism is the expansion of the tourism industry and the attraction of tourists to the country by using existing resources in such a way that, while responding to the economic, cultural, social and legal requirements of society and the expectations of tourists, unity and integrity can be achieved. And cultural identity and environmental health, provided the balance and the welfare of the people of the country and their guests in a balanced and continuous manner to the optimum level. The main structure of the paper is based on the analytical approach in a library-based and applied survey method that analyzes the information related to the theoretical foundations of the tourism industry; then, a look at the foundations of sustainable tourism and its relationship with the factors shaping ecological tourism collections With the aim of promoting tourism collections in the studied area based on theories, the process of formation of ecological tourism complexes is being distinguished. The results of the research show that the formation of ecological tourism complexes around natural-historical attractions in our country can be an effective step in sustainable tourism development; also, if "physical tourism planning" in Iran is done in a systematic way, it can be " Creating employment "and" increasing the value of domestic currency ".
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