Nasrin Nikandish; Hediyeh Akbari
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The current research was carried out with the aim of investigating the effect of climatic capacities on the tourism development of Manjil city with an emphasis on wind flow. This research is based on tourism climate indicators based on data of temperature, wind, precipitation, humidity, cloudiness and ...
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The current research was carried out with the aim of investigating the effect of climatic capacities on the tourism development of Manjil city with an emphasis on wind flow. This research is based on tourism climate indicators based on data of temperature, wind, precipitation, humidity, cloudiness and water vapor pressure in the time period of 1993-2014 and using density function models of maximum monthly wind speed in the time period of 1993-2016, in a descriptive way and an analysis was done. Climatic data were obtained from Hamdeed Manjil station. Investigating the climatic and wind capacities in setting the urban tourism calendar is considered as the harbinger of research innovation. The results of the research showed that the months of May, June and September are suitable for tourism based on all tourism climate models, which can be used for water sports enthusiasts such as surfing, skiing, kitesurfing and sailing. The months of April, June, August and September are suitable for water-air sports, and the months of March, April and May are suitable for adventure tourism and experiencing very strong storms. The steady wind of Manjil has provided this city with healthy air for more than 310 days of the year, which is important for health tourism. Sefid Rood Valley, Bad Manjil Tunnel, Sefid Rood Dam Lake, and unique olive trees, some of which are the cause and some effects of Bad Manjil, are of interest in terms of ecotourism and geotourism.
Geography And Urben Planning
AZITA RAJABI
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This study was conducted to assess the position of Tehran from a tourism perspective using a questionnaire. The target community is officials and experts in the field of tourism who were selected as a sample size based on the Delphi technique who were familiar with the subject and environment. The research ...
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This study was conducted to assess the position of Tehran from a tourism perspective using a questionnaire. The target community is officials and experts in the field of tourism who were selected as a sample size based on the Delphi technique who were familiar with the subject and environment. The research method is applied in terms of purpose and descriptive-analytical research in terms of methodology. In order to formulate a development strategy and explain the goals, resources, capabilities and macro-environmental factors and to introduce the position of Tehran among the competitors, the analytical analysis technique has been used and in order to determine the position and ranking of the studied cities, Vaspas method has been used. The innovation of the research is in using the combined methods of Metaswat and Vaspas in determining the position of Tehran in the region. The innovation of the research is in using the combined methods of Metaswat and Vaspas in determining the position of Tehran in the region. Based on the results, it was found that Dubai with a weight of 4.6 in terms of tourism revenue and Riyadh with a weight of 4.3 in terms of attracting tourists are the biggest competitors in Tehran. In this regard, the most important factors in the lack of proper tourism development.
Geography And Urben Planning
Akbar Sharbati; Ayub Bedraghnejad; Reza Sarli
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In this research, the role and place of furniture in urban spaces of Gorgan city has been analyzed and evaluated from the viewpoint of the citizens of this city. The main approach of this study is to study the subject and components of a combination of descriptive-analytical and surveying methods by ...
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In this research, the role and place of furniture in urban spaces of Gorgan city has been analyzed and evaluated from the viewpoint of the citizens of this city. The main approach of this study is to study the subject and components of a combination of descriptive-analytical and surveying methods by completing the questionnaires in various regions of Gorgan. The statistical population of this research is citizens of Gorgan city in the year 1395. 384 of them were selected by using Cochran formula. The five-choice questionnaire of Likert scale was distributed randomly among them. A researcher-made questionnaire has been made the academic validity being confirmed by using the Crohn alpha coefficient of 0.85. The results of the research show that urban furniture has an impact on the freshness and identity of urban spaces, physical and psychological well-being of citizens and the quality of urban spaces as well. Also, there is a positive and significant correlation between urban furniture variables and tourist attraction in Gorgan city as well as between urban furniture variables and urban tourism development.
Geography And Urben Planning
Fatemeh Mobarhan Ghasemabadi; Seyed Ali Hosseini; Mohammad Eskandari Noodeh
Volume 8, Issue 16 , September 2017, , Pages 67-76
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In most cases, the objectives of the urban development strategy in developing countries, including Iran are: improving the management and urban governance, economic growth and urban employment, and the continuing decline of urban poverty. Accordingly, the purpose of this study is to assess the efficacy ...
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In most cases, the objectives of the urban development strategy in developing countries, including Iran are: improving the management and urban governance, economic growth and urban employment, and the continuing decline of urban poverty. Accordingly, the purpose of this study is to assess the efficacy of the implementation of Indicators of Urban Development Strategy in integrated management of tourism development in Chaboksar. This study is practical and the method is descriptive - analytic in which data was collected through a survey using a questionnaire. The population in this study was 365 residents and 20 urban experts selected through random sampling.The results showed that the mean score obtained by measuring the performance of CDS indices in Chaboksar (management and good governance, banking, being livable and competitive), were 3.72 and 3.28 from the perspective of experts and citizens respectively, both of which were over the average mean.The findings indicated that preparing City Development Strategy(CDS),creating coordination on the elements affecting the city tourism planning system, attention to the integrated and efficient urban and tourism management system as well as promoting the level of citizen participation in the preparation and implementation of tourism projects are necessary.
Ahmad Pour Ahmad; Mahdi Gharakhloo; Alireza Dan Astanearb; shiva Pourghorban
Volume 7, Issue 13 , June 2016, , Pages 95-113
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Today, universities are considered as the primary means of development of the country and their significant and influential role in various aspects of science, culture, society, economy and politics become more and more clear. The increase of knowledge level in society leads in the improvement on living ...
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Today, universities are considered as the primary means of development of the country and their significant and influential role in various aspects of science, culture, society, economy and politics become more and more clear. The increase of knowledge level in society leads in the improvement on living condition, the reduction in immigration as well as the economic and social development. The aim of this study is to investigate the role of university land use development in the tourism development as well as the social and economic prosperity of Hormoz Island. The research method was descriptive-analytic. The study was also practical using library studies and surveys (interviews and questionnaires). Additionally, SPSS software and the single chi square test were employed to analyze the data. Furthermore, SWOT analysis was used to determine strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats. The results show that the universities are influential in social and economic development of Hormoz Island. The findings also reveal that university land use development has significant impact on the tourism development of the region. To stabilize tourism development for local people on Hormoz Island, some recommendations were presented at the end of the study.
