An Overview of Tourism and Its Impacts: A Step Toward Spatial Sustainable Development in the Rural Areas of Rasht County
Subject Areas : Tourism management
Farhad Javan
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نازنین نعیم آبادی
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1 - Assistant professor, Department of Tourism Management, Faculty of Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism, University of Mazandaran, Babolsar, Iran
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Keywords: Tourism, sustainable spatial development, rural areas, Rasht County,
Abstract :
Introduction: Tourism, as one of the driving forces of development, plays a key role in the economic and social transformation of rural areas. Given the natural and cultural capacities of Rasht County, examining the impacts of tourism can offer new pathways toward achieving spatial sustainable development. This article evaluates various dimensions of this phenomenon in the rural regions of Rasht.
Research Objective: The present study was conducted with the aim of investigating tourism and its effects on the spatial sustainable development of rural areas in Rasht County.
Methodology: In terms of purpose, this research is applied, and methodologically, it follows an exploratory, descriptive-analytical approach. To assess the range of tourism impacts on sustainable rural development, the Delphi method was used. The relationship between the two variables was examined using the Chi-square correlation test, and to analyze the comparative status of tourism effects across different sectors of Rasht County and measure the differences in tourism impacts in terms of spatial sustainable development dimensions, Post Hoc tests (Tukey HSD) were applied.
Geographical Scope: The geographical scope of the study is Rasht County.
Findings and Discussion: After identifying the set of tourism impacts on sustainable rural development, the results revealed a significant relationship between tourism and spatial sustainable development. Further spatial analysis showed meaningful differences between tourism and sustainable economic, social, and environmental development across the sectors of Rasht County. In the economic and environmental dimensions, the central, Khomam, Khoshkebijar, and Kuchesfahan sectors were classified as having moderate sustainability, while Lasht-e Nesha and Sangar were categorized as having low sustainability. In the social dimension, the central, Khoshkebijar, and Kuchesfahan sectors were in the moderate sustainability category, while Khomam, Lasht-e Nesha, and Sangar were in the low sustainability category.
Conclusion: The findings indicate that tourism plays a significant role in enhancing spatial sustainable development in the rural areas of Rasht County. Despite notable differences among sectors, tourism has contributed to moderate sustainability in some regions across economic, social, and environmental dimensions. However, areas with lower sustainability require more attention and strategic planning. These results underscore the need for targeted policymaking to effectively leverage tourism potential in the path toward sustainable development.
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