Environmental capability assessment for Sustainable Development of Tourism in Neishabour city

Document Type : Research Paper

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1 Department of Geography and Rural Planning, Faculty of Geography and Planning, University of Isfahan, Iran

2 Department of Rural Planning, Faculty of Geographical Sciences, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran.

3 Department of Rural Planning, Faculty of Literature, Payame Noor University of Neishabour, Neishabour

Abstract

Today, if the tourism industry is systematic, knowledge-based and environmentalist will play an outstanding role to develop tourist destinations sustainably as one of the most various and low-cost economic sectors.
. This study aims to identify the most appropriate destinations for developing of tourism in Neishabour city using environmental capability assessment.
In this research, environmental capability of the land has been estimated using systematic analyzing method.
In the next level, environmental capability of the region was determined by examining units which was extracted using ecological factors. The result of the research states that 84.1259 kilometers (i.e. 11.14 percent) of the region can be used for extensive tourism development. It has been expanded sporadically in the north, east and south of Neishabour city. However, these destinations are usable for Development of centralized tourism. And also, results of analysis for the stability status of the town to access to a sustainable tourism which was done by means of DPSIR Model show that although Neishabour city is relatively stable regarding social indicators, but it is usually instable in terms of economic and environmental indicators. It naturally should be targeted by city planners and Decision makers.

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Journal of Tourism Planning and Development
Volume 9, Issue 34
December 2020
Pages 1-25

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