Development of Coastal Ecotourism in Southern Islands of Iran (Case Study: Hendurabi Island)

Subject Areas : Architecture and urbanism

mohammad mohammadgholian ¹ , hossein medi ²

1 - P.H.D. Department of Architecture, Najafabad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Najafabad, Iran
2 - Assistant Professor, Department of Architecture, Najafabad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Najafabad, Iran. *(Corresponding Authors)

Received: 2018-04-07 Accepted : 2018-10-31 Published : 2020-05-21

Keywords: Functional Factor, Ecotourism, Hedurabi, Sense of place, Perceptual factors, Physical factor,

Abstract :

Background and Objective: The attractive potential for tourism in the southern islands of Iran, Kish and Qeshm and recently Hendurabi, are becoming more and more popular and object of increased attention from the investors. The Iranian coral reef islands, with the exception of Kish and Qeshm, have not undergone sufficient development. The southern islands of Iran have faced two problems with climate change and the desire for the presence of tourists. The lack of proper planning, inefficient management, and lack of adequate knowledge of ecosystems of offshore regions have severely damaged the world natural heritage. This study was carried out to investigate the relationship between tourism in coastal ecotourism development and the factors affecting the sense of place. Method: Through qualitative research, this paper was used of library studies and field studies and surveying to study the tourists' sense of place (objective-subjective) of ecotourism development in Honduran Island. Using SPSS software and descriptive-analytical method was shown the results. The survey was conducted with the participation of 150 tourists on Kish islands, who were chosen at random and who expressed their desire to travel to Hendurabi Island. Information was gathered using SPSS software and unic statistical T test and Friedman test. Findings: Using factor analysis method and model fitting indexes through AMOS software, Accessibility Facility and Services factor with coefficient 0.759 and environmental quality with coefficient 0.695 and and Climate considerations with coefficient 0.693whichall three components are considered as objective indicators, It has the most factor load and also has the most explained variance according to the analytical model. Discussion and Conclusion: the results show that objective factors have a greater impact on the development of coastal ecotourism in Hendurabi Island than subjective factors. Finally, based on the results of a single sample T test, in all components of tourists' sense of place, significance of T-test in all components was significant and as a result, it can be said that the satisfaction of tourists from the Hendurabi Resident's Set has been significantly higher than the average.

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