Analysis of the role of rural tourism in the development of rural settlements (Case Study: Tkab County, West Azarbayjan Province)

Subject Areas : Sociology and Human Settlements

Mohammad Sadeqh  Oliaei ¹ (Assistant Professor of Geography and Rural Planning and Faculty Member of the Ministry of Science, Research and Technology, Tehran, Iran)

Received: 2020-10-27 Accepted : 2021-02-27 Published : 2021-01-20

Keywords: Rural tourism, Environmental Effects, Social effects, Economic effects, Takab city,

Abstract :

Rural tourism has been proposed as a strategy for the development of rural areas due to its diverse functions and high ability to communicate with other economic sectors. The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of rural tourism in the development of rural areas of Takab city. Research Method In this research, a combination of documentary and survey methods and data collection has been done using direct interview technique and completing a questionnaire. The statistical population of the study is the residents of 6 villages of Takab city according to the rules of random sampling. T one-sample and analyze regressin test and analysis of were used to the relationships between variables. The results show that based on the calculated correlation, The coefficient of determination model regression fitting was equal to (0.842) and at the level of %99 was singificant, which indicates the positive effect of rural tourism the dimensions of independent variables of research. Values ß in the economic (0.775), socio-cultural (0.176), physicaland (0.046), environmental (0.057) dimensions. Due to high employment and income generation capacities, rural tourism can play an important and fundamental role in the rural development of the region if the authorities plan carefully and in principle, and if not properly planned, it will cause damage, including environmental crises and There will be social problems in the region.

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