Creative city and its role in tourism development (Case study: Hamadan city)

Subject Areas : Natural geography and human settlements

mitra refahy dahr ¹ , Majid shams ²

1 - Ph.D. Candidate in Geography and URBAN Planning, Malayer Branch ,Islamic Azad University ,, Malayer, Iran
2 - Professor, Department of Geography,Malayer Branch, Islamic Azad University, Malayer, Iran

Received: 2023-02-14 Accepted : 2023-04-16 Published : 2024-11-21

Keywords: Hamedan City, tourism development, Creative City, The Future of Tourism,

Abstract :

Introduction: According to the subject of the research, which is the creative city and its role in the development of tourism in Hamedan, the purpose of this research is to investigate the indicators of the creative city in the current state of tourism and the future of tourism in Hamedan. Research Aim: The purpose of this research is to investigate the indicators of the creative city in the current state of tourism and the future of tourism in Hamedan. Methodology: In this research, first, the most important effective indicators in creating a creative city to attract tourists through the study of records in this field, implemented examples, the needs and preferences of the user group are determined and then analyzed and evaluated, and the best ideas Generalizable in research conditions are determined. The type of research was based on the applied nature and based on the analytical-survey method. The statistical population of the research is made up of managers and urban experts and tourism experts of Hamedan city, tourists and people of Hamedan city. Studied Areas: This research has been done on the city of Hamadan and its creative indicators in the present time. Results: The findings of the research show that Hamedan can be presented as a creative tourism destination according to the indicators of UNESCO and international organizations and the analysis of experts' views. By examining the capabilities and limitations of the country in the field of tourism and considering the development process of tourism and parts of international tourists who are considered favorable and profitable for us from a cultural and economic point of view, we can currently consider creative cultural tourism as the most desirable type of tourism and He considered creative tourists as a suitable target market for the country. Conclusion: The results showed that the indicators of women's participation in social activities of the historical context of Hamedan city, the importance of knowledge-based service centers, incidents, events, historical events of Hamedan city, the need to use new and knowledge-based technologies and support urban entrepreneurs and people's participation in social activities are the most important indicators. They are in the realization of the creative city approach in the historical context of Hamadan city.