Analysis of the role of human barriers in the development of sustainable tourism in Kerman

Document Type : Research Paper

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1 PhD students in Geography and Urban Planning, Payame Noor University of Tehran

2 Associate Professor of Geography and Urban Planning and Faculty Member of Payame Noor University of Tehran

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to analyze the role of human barriers on the development of sustainable tourism in Kerman. The type of research is applied according to the purpose and descriptive and analytical in terms of nature and method. The required information and data have been collected using documentary and field methods (questionnaire). The statistical population of the study included two groups of domestic and foreign tourists of Kerman city, which were randomly selected and sampled using Delphi technique. In order to analyze the data from SPSS software, the statistical test of Kolmogorov Smirnov and T-sample test and also to prioritize and criterion of the criteria of DEMATEL technique using MATLAB software have been used. The findings of the study, according to the T-Tek test, show that in Kerman, the impact of the role of human barriers to the development of sustainable tourism has been undesirable and has reduced the tourism industry. Also, the results of Dimtel technique show that among the indicators of role analysis of human barriers on the development of sustainable tourism in Kerman, economic-financial index with 1.698 is the most effective factor and technology index with 2.622 is the most influential factor

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Journal of Tourism Planning and Development
Volume 9, Issue 35
March 2021
Pages 162-186

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