mahmud ziai; ruzbeh mirzaee
Volume 3, Issue 10 , November 2005, Pages 1-34
Abstract
Ever-increasing on protected areas as tourism destinations, and development of tourism activities within those areas may be regarded as an opportunity for local community and preservation of natural resources: yet, there exists concerns for ineffective management in such areas(Hockings and Philips,2003). ...
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Ever-increasing on protected areas as tourism destinations, and development of tourism activities within those areas may be regarded as an opportunity for local community and preservation of natural resources: yet, there exists concerns for ineffective management in such areas(Hockings and Philips,2003). Without a systematic and knowledge-based management, any imprudent change in land use and uncontrolled tourism development can be a serious threat against these areas. Global and national experiences show irreversible changes to the environment and devastation of fragile, yet worthy ecosystems. Southern coast of Caspian Sea in one of the most long- established and important tourism destinations in Iran, and its core product it nature- baded tourism. A considerable portion of ecotourism takes place in protected areas and Northern littoral of Iran are potential ecotourism destinations. Despite the fact that natural resource protection started more than 50 years ago in Iran, the surveys show the management system of these areas is not effective and efficient enough. This paper evaluates the ecotourism porentials of protected areas of Northern waterfront provinces of Iran: and through a comparative study,it compares the management system of these areas with those of other areas across the world. Then, the management model of "Miankale Wildlife Refuge" is evaluated. The results show that the management system of "Miankale Wildlife Refuge" is traditional and classic, in which the area is considered as a museum and the only concern is protecting the environment. In this approach tourism is
mehdi kazemi; neda sohrabi nejhaad; mehrdad hamrahi
Volume 3, Issue 10 , November 2005, Pages 35-52
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Numerous authors have pointed out the influence of trained and skillful human resource on tourism development. the aim of this paper is to, evaluate the quality of in-service training programs in tourism industry based on CIPP model in Fars Province. This model has four dimensions in eluding Context, ...
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Numerous authors have pointed out the influence of trained and skillful human resource on tourism development. the aim of this paper is to, evaluate the quality of in-service training programs in tourism industry based on CIPP model in Fars Province. This model has four dimensions in eluding Context, Input, Process and Output.The data is obtained from a survey applied to a sample of 253 trainees from a 1480 population who attended the training programs over a period of 5 years between 2000 and 2005.T-tests were used to evaluate data. Finding demonstrated that each dimension of the model had high quality but they were rather different. So a number of recommendations are made to improvement the in-service programs.
mehdi karubi
Volume 3, Issue 10 , November 2005, Pages 53-78
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Social Planners believe that without a correct cultural understanding of societies in terms of their differences and similarities, one cannot provide an adequate plan for attracting tourists and developing tourism industry. Today, one of the most effective sources of attracting tourists , is conducting ...
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Social Planners believe that without a correct cultural understanding of societies in terms of their differences and similarities, one cannot provide an adequate plan for attracting tourists and developing tourism industry. Today, one of the most effective sources of attracting tourists , is conducting a proper cultural treatment and focusing on cultural interactions, especially folklore. Folklore as a component of cultural in asset in Iran is considered as an opportunity in the development of tourism industry. Using a library and document processing technique and considering available theoretical arguments and empirical studies, this paper analyzes three fields of folklore, development and tourism and the relationship among them, with a special attention to the Iranian society. The findings suggest that Iran with a rich cultural civilization enjoys a variety of folklore in its geographical arena and can potentially motivate foreign tourists to visit tourism destinations and contribute to the development of this industry. However, since in traditional developing societies folklore is of great importance, this opportunity may sometimes be converted to a threat and thus necessitates a careful planning.
believed to hava an adverse effect on the environment, therefore,it can be neither effective nor efficient.Analysis of the attitudes of visitors and local community towards the importance of protecting this wildlife refuge and tourism development is the other outcome of this survey. Finally, strategies to implement an effective management system in protected areas have been proposed.
amirhoseyn shariati; bita yazdani; fereshteh haghighat
Volume 3, Issue 10 , November 2005, Pages 79-104
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Present article concentrates on investigation of the effective factors of human resource management on profitability in Isfahan city hotels. Factors such as 1 )human relations; 2)human resource planning; })education; 4)reward's system; 5)performance management; 6)performance evaluation;7)discipline ; ...
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Present article concentrates on investigation of the effective factors of human resource management on profitability in Isfahan city hotels. Factors such as 1 )human relations; 2)human resource planning; })education; 4)reward's system; 5)performance management; 6)performance evaluation;7)discipline ; 8)human resource information system ;9)job design and I O)socialization have been tested. A self• made questionnaire was designed. Its validity was measured with Cronbach coefficient alpha of 89%. Then hypotheses were tasted in a statistical population of 49 persons which 15 were selected as primary sample. The result was a ranking classification of effective factors on customer profitability.
leyla vosoughi
Volume 3, Issue 10 , November 2005, Pages 105-128
Abstract
The purpose of this paper is, to introduce dark tourism as a type of tourism which is growing increasingly in the world tourism markets. While a great deal of tourism researches contemplate the marketing and consumption of pleasant diversion in pleasant places ,a number of authors have begun to explore ...
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The purpose of this paper is, to introduce dark tourism as a type of tourism which is growing increasingly in the world tourism markets. While a great deal of tourism researches contemplate the marketing and consumption of pleasant diversion in pleasant places ,a number of authors have begun to explore the antithesis of such creeds, the
hoseyn mohammadi; forouz ranjbar; morteza mohammad jani; tahereh sadat hashemi
Volume 3, Issue 10 , November 2005, Pages 129-148
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Nowadays, tourism is a dynamic industry which influences all aspects of a society and global sustem.This paper analyze the relationship between climate, as one of the natural factors. and tourism and the influences of climate change and global warning on tourism trends in different parts of the world. ...
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Nowadays, tourism is a dynamic industry which influences all aspects of a society and global sustem.This paper analyze the relationship between climate, as one of the natural factors. and tourism and the influences of climate change and global warning on tourism trends in different parts of the world. The study method is descriptive and considers the results of previously done researches. The results show that there is a strong relationship between climate and tourism activities.'In fact, an appropriate climate in terms of temperature, aesthetics and physical conditions can potentially attract tourists. Tourism-related activities such as transportation and fuel consumption play an important role in the global climate change. Climate change may transform the climatic conditions suitable for tourism. For example, it is forecast that climate change may increase
