Assessment of Ecotourism Capability of Traditional Ghoori Ghale basin with emphasis on water resources factor
Subject Areas : forestزینب Khalili 1 , جعفر Oladi 2 , S.M Hoseini nasr 3 , جاهده Tekeykhah 4
1 - Master of Forestry, Department of Natural Resources, Agriculture and Natural Resources, Mazandaran, Iran
2 - عضو هیئت علمی گروه جنگلداری دانشکده منابع طبیعی، دانشگاه کشاورزی و منابع طبیعی ساری، مازندران، ایران
3 - faculty member, Department of Natural Resources, Agriculture and Natural Resources, Mazandaran, Iran
4 - دانشجوی دکترای جنگلداری، دانشکده منابع طبیعی و علوم دریایی دانشگاه تربیت مدرس، نور، ایران
Keywords: Evaluation, Ecotourism, recreational potential, GISو Land use planning, Forest park,
Abstract :
Abstract: Evaluation of ecotourism capability is mean the identify of land capability for recreation and tourism landuse with attention to importance of forest park, is necessary evaluation of recreation potential and identify of suitable regions for recreation usage. In this study, The appropriate areas for tourism and ecotourism plans were identified in Ghoori Ghale area located at North western of Paveh with an area of 2498/46 ha Using GIS and systematic analysis model .Based on the result, No class1 mass ecotourism existed in the study area. Twenty nine percent of the area were potential for class2 alternative ecotourism 38% for class1 alternative ecotourism and 33% for alternative ecotourism.To deter mine the importance of available water resources on tourism development, Delphi method was used. For this, 100 questionnaire were distributed among tourists in Kermanshah and Ghoori Ghale area. Based on the obtained result, different type and degrees of ecotourism depend on the available water resource. To measure the effects water resource factor on ecotourism and also to enhance the systematic analysis model, The map of water resources were prepared then this map was combined with primary ecotourism potential map (obtained using systematic analysis model) to produce the final ecotourism potential map. Result of ecotourism potential evaluation showed that 6%, 28%, 35%, and 31% of the study area are appropriate for class 1 mass ecotourism, class 2 mass ecotourism, class1 alternative ecotourism and class 2 alternative ecotourism, respectively. Then, Comparison were made between the primary and final ecotourism potential maps to identify the effects of water resource on ecotourism potential of the area. Our findings showed higher effects water resource factor rather than physical factors
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