Geographical Engineering of Territory

Geographical Engineering of Territory

Explain the main factors of tourism development in Zanjan province

Authors
1 university pf zanjan
2 Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, Urmia University
3 PhD, Geography and Urban Planning, Farhangian University, Tehran, Iran
4 PhD student in Geography and Urban Planning, University of Isfahan
Abstract
Introduction: In the last century, tourism and related matters have expanded And it has become a basic need and development planning from a secondary and leisure activity, Therefore, the effort of countries and regions to take the most benefit from it has created the field of competition.

Objectives: The present research has tried While examining the primary factors affecting the tourism development of Zanjan province, it should also examine the importance and performance of key factors.

Methodology: The current type of research was applied in terms of purpose and descriptive-analytical in terms of data collection And the collection of information has been done in two forms - library and field. In this research, 92 tourism indicators have been designed in the form of three factors (economic, social-cultural, physical-spatial). and analyzed in the MICMAC environment according to experts' opinions to finally extract the most key factors And then analyze the importance-performance of key factors using the IAP model.

Result and Discussion: Research findings have shown that the distribution pattern of tourism development indicators in Zanjan province has not followed the sustainable trend And the importance-functional difference of key factors has been high.

Conclusion: The research results have shown that in order to realize a sustainable model of tourism in Zanjan province, the following should be prioritized; Paying attention to the educated tourism sector and using them in the tourism process, paying attention to the wants and needs of tourists and trying to fulfill their needs.
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Volume 8, Issue 1 - Serial Number 19
Spring 2024
Pages 123-138

  • Receive Date 05 April 2022
  • Revise Date 02 February 2023
  • Accept Date 02 May 2023
  • Publish Date 21 May 2024