Presenting a range capacity management model for improving the quality of tourism and preserve the environment in mountainous areas (Study case: Mount Soffeh, Esfahan)

Document Type : Science - Research

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1 Department of Environment, , Faculty of Agriculture and Basic Sciences, Roudehen Branch, Islamic Azad University,, Roudehen, Iram

2 Department of Environment, ,Faculty of Agriculture and Basic Sciences, Roudehen Branch, Islamic Azad University,Roudehen,Iran

3 PhD student, Environmental Management, Faculty of Agriculture and Basic Sciences, Department of Environment, Roudehen Branch, Islamic Azad University, Roudehen,Iran,

4 Department of Environment,, Faculty of Agriculture and Basic Sciences, Roudehen Branch, Islamic Azad University, Roudehen, Iran

Abstract

This research has been conducted with the aim of investigating the tourism potential of Safeh Mountain in Isfahan and investigating the threatening factors of this area. The statistical population in this research was the tourists visiting the Koh Safeh area of Isfahan, the volume of the samples was determined according to Morgan's table and the samples were selected using the available random sampling method. The measurement tool is a researcher's questionnaire, whose validity and reliability were calculated. The structural equation method and pls software were used to investigate the relationship between the capacity of tourism to preserve the environment and improve the quality of tourism. The results showed that the effective range capacity and the actual range capacity have a significant impact on preserving the environment and improving the quality of tourism, and the most important threats in this area are mass production of waste and lack of service personnel, and the most important strength in the tourist area of Isfahan mountain is the presence of trash cans in the area. And the least important strength in this area is the awareness of tourists to protect the environment. The most important point of opportunity in this area is the existence of special waste bins and the least important point of opportunity is media advertising to reduce waste. In this region, the most important threats are the mass production of waste and the lack of service personnel, and the least important threat is the lack of proper education and culturalization

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