Explaining the Tourism Role in Physical and Institutional stability of villages in Amol county-Mazandaran province

Subject Areas : Rural and nomadic studies

maryam gaza ¹ , Nasrollah Molaei Hashjin ² , eisa pourramzan ³ , mohammadreza afshariazad ⁴

1 - Department of Geography, Rasht Branch ,Islamic Azad University, Rasht ,Iran
2 - Professor Department of Geography, Rasht Branch, Islamic Azad University, Rasht , Iran
3 - Asistant Department of Geography, Rasht Branch, Islamic Azad University, Rasht, Iran
4 - Asistant Department of Geography, Rasht Branch, Islamic Azad University, Rasht, Iran

Received: 2019-01-01 Accepted : 2020-01-18 Published : 2022-01-21

Keywords: Rural tourism, village, Physical and Institutional Sustainability, Rural Areas of Amol,

Abstract :

Today, expanding tourism is one of the most important phenomena. In fact, it can be pretended that in the current conditions, tourists rendezvous have changed from major cities and historic areas to rural and natural spaces, which in turn, it has had a significant impact on the development of rural areas. It is a suitable platform for its sustainable development, and on the other hand, it is also a means to stimulate the growth and development of the national economy. What has been considered as the main purpose of this study is the explanation of the role of tourism in the physical and institutional sustainability of villages. This is a case study was done in 85 villages which enjoy tourist resources and attraction in Amol city of Mazandaran province. The present study was applied and also descriptive-analytic research in terms of purpose and also nature, respectively. Also, the method of collecting information was library and field study. Then, the sample size by the Cochran formula was 365 families estimated. Validity and reliability of the questionnaire were verified through a panel consisting of rural development professors by SPSS software was approved through Cronbach's Alpha calculation in terms of infrastructure improvement items and improving the quality of access to services. Pearson test was used to analyze the data. The results of the analysis showed that infrastructure improvement and improving the quality of access to services in the village is related to sustainable rural development.

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