Ranking the Cities of Hamedan province based on Tourism Capacity Using ANOVA

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Azita Nobakht Nejat ¹ , Mahmood Amiri ²

1 - 1- PhD candidate of urban planning, Islamic Azad University, Malayer Branch, Malayer, Iran,
2 - PhD candidate of urban planning, Islamic Azad University, Malayer Branch, Malayer, Iran.

Received: 2017-12-21 Accepted : 2018-02-06 Published : 2018-02-20

Keywords: Transportation, Hamedan province, tourism infrastructure, tourism capacity, Sustainable Income,

Abstract :

Planning the tourism areas is performed by considering the potentials of these areas, and this will lead to greater co-ordination among the tourists. As a result, the effects of overpopulation in some places that will result in environmental costs can be minimized. This research is based on the main objective of tourism capacity building according to some of the most effective attractions of urban tourists and using advanced statistical models. The research method is descriptive-analytical and in terms of gathering data is a survey study. The data analysis was performed using SPSS software version 19. The results of the research indicated that the criteria for capacity building of urban walkways in the province in order are Hamedan, Malayer, Kabudarahang, Nahavand, Toyserkan, Razan, Asadabad and Bahar respectively. After prioritization, the understudied areas were determined in terms of tourism infrastructure based on which Hamadan and Malayer had a very good, Kabudarahang and Nahavand middle, and Tuyserkan weak and the cities of Razan, Asadabad and Bahar very weak tourism infrastructures.