Spatial Study of the Dimensions of Creative Tourism Indicators (Case Study: Isfahan Province)

Document Type : Research Paper

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Assistant Professor, Geography and Rural Planning, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran.

10.22080/jtpd.2024.22684.3632

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Context and Purpose: The origins of literature and the development of the scientific and operational themes of creative tourism are more debatable than the economic aspect, which finds its functional impulses in the hearts of designers and commentators of developed nations. From this transition, creative tourism is mentioned as the key highway of the future world in environmental exploitation and future territorial and local research. Because tourism, with the objective combination of the concept of dialogue of civilizations, will be the basis of peace, development and prosperity of human civilization. The present article has studied this important issue in the future of our country's economy and with the influence of global studies and also the impact of the low role of creative tourism studies in the land economy, has studied this important issue in Isfahan province.
Design/methodology/approach: This research, which is descriptive-analytical in terms of purpose of development-applied research and descriptive-analytical in nature, uses the method of collecting libraries and surveying relevant organizations to evaluate the spatial distribution of operators. Creative tourism (creative environment, creative process, industries and creative product and creative class).
Findings: Findings of this study from 27 components (natural heritage, medicinal and natural plants, historical and cultural heritage, traditional cultural effects, tourism facilities, tourism service-welfare activities, process, performing and visual arts , Audio-visual industries, games and entertainment, handicrafts, food, fashion and clothing, jewelry, books, publishing, creative services, engineers, music artists, fashion and clothing, cinema, theater, literature, handicrafts, Visual Arts, Elite Group, Human Investment, Tourism Employees) in these four areas, which have been achieved by using the CRITIC method, as well as the EDAS technique and, of course, using ArcGIS software. However, they show that based on the indicators, the studied cities are facing a relatively unfavorable and completely unfavorable situation.
Conclusion: The objective findings of this research in combination with theoretical foundations and studies show that there are problems of planning, structure and fundamental studies on the body of tourism that require extensive importance and attention to this area.

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Journal of Tourism Planning and Development
Volume 13, Issue 48
May 2024
Pages 115-139

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