Prioritization of effective infrastructures on development of cultural tourism using interpretive structural modeling (Case study: Yazd city, Iran) - a review
Journal Title: Journal of Research in Ecology - Year 2017, Vol 5, Issue 1
Abstract
Yazd city’s special ecological location in Iran (on the edge of Kavir plain and Lut desert) has led to the creation of special architecture and historical monuments synchronous to the natural environment such as aqueducts, cisterns and deflectors. Existence of nature-based ecotourism and historical attractions in this location has caused many tourists to visit this city. Regarding infrastructures’ important role in tourism development and also in showing the correct vision of the destination, plan efficiently, identification and prioritization of them would be a great help for deciding on investments and how to expand them as an effective step for attracting tourists, better benefits and also as stable tourism development. The goal of this study is to identify and prioritize the infrastructures of cultural tourism. The method is quantitative – qualitative and is generally goal-based as it is practical. An ISM (Interpretive Structural Modeling) technique is used for the purpose of prioritization which includes six levels of prioritization for factors of the model where the factor of human resources training had the highest priority of influence compared to other infrastructures. Then, based on leverage and dependency of the infrastructures, they were placed on a MICMAC diagram in four different areas of autonomous, dependent, linked and independent conditions, which different measures were applied based on various conditions for investigating and showing the system improvement.
Authors and Affiliations
Mir Mohamad As’adi, Mehdi Basouli, Mojdeh Pasyar
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP253821
- DOI -
- Views 109
- Downloads 0
A survey of the physicochemical properties of unsweetened chocolate enriched with whey protein, milk isolate, isomalt and grape syrup
One of the major problems of chocolate consumption is its high sugar. Various efforts have been made to substitute sucrose of chocolate and most of them have not been accepted due to unsuitable texture and digestive effe...
Effect of CaCl2, ZnSo4 and gibberellic acid spray on growth, development and propagative characteristics of strawberry cv. Camarosa
Spraying has a main effect on the increasing of fruits elements. In the present study held at 2015, pre-harvest characteristic was investigated after spraying CaCl2, ZnSO4 and Gibberellic Acid (GA) and then growth, devel...
An investigation of contaminants release from the Golistan Peyvand cement factory, Iran
Soil is recognized as a primary natural resource, and its quality is a measure of a country’s sustainable development. Preserving soil fertility is thus considered a priority in the economic development of countries. In...
The effect of adding various levels of orange peelings powder to the diet on the production performance and some characteristics of carcass of broiler chicken
This study was performed in the poultry field in the Department of Poultry, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Baghdad, Abu Ghraib from 28.9.2017 to 2.11.2017 (35 days) to estimate the effect of adding various levels...
Study of growth traits for local Awassi sheep for the genotype of β- lactoglobulin gene
This research was done at the first research station of the Animal Production Department, College of Agriculture, Al-Muthanna University, Muthanna Governorate, Iraq on a sample of 50 local Awassi sheep concerning practic...