Ebrahim Moghimi; Mehran Maghsoudi; Mojtaba Yamani; Yaser Hassanzadeh
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Tourism is one of the best parts of economic positioning that can generate economic growth and develop social one in the destination. In the present research, estuaries in the eastern part of Hormuz Strait were evaluated from the perspective of tourism development. First, the location of estuaries was ...
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Tourism is one of the best parts of economic positioning that can generate economic growth and develop social one in the destination. In the present research, estuaries in the eastern part of Hormuz Strait were evaluated from the perspective of tourism development. First, the location of estuaries was identified by fieldwork and NDVI and NDWI remote sensing techniques. using two methods, Kubalíková and Brilha, evaluating tourism development potential in estuaries was carried out. In the Brilha method, The results showed that Azini estuary with 870 points from total points of values has the first rank. Tiyab site with 840, kolahi with 665, Louran with 660, and Kargan with 560 points were in the next ranks. Also, the results of the Kubalíková method showed that Azini estuary with 12 points was in the highest rank, and Tiyab with 11.5, kolahi with 8/75, Louran with 25/8, and Kargan with 5/25 points were in the next ranks.
Mehran Maghsoudi; hamid ganjaeian; Elmira Safdari; Milad Abdolmalki
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In the present study geotourism potentials of Zanjan province have been evaluated with emphasis on sustainable tourism development. The general trend of the present study is first to identify the pre-geosites of the study area, then to evaluate the geosites of the study area using Zouros and Kubalikova ...
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In the present study geotourism potentials of Zanjan province have been evaluated with emphasis on sustainable tourism development. The general trend of the present study is first to identify the pre-geosites of the study area, then to evaluate the geosites of the study area using Zouros and Kubalikova methods. After evaluating the pre-geosites, the impact of these pre-geosites on the development of sustainable tourism in the region has been investigated. For this purpose, 200 questionnaires have been used. The results of the evaluations indicate that Katale Khor Cave and Aladaghlar colored mountains have the highest value in both methods. After evaluating the pre-geosites, the impact of them on the economic, social and environmental status of the region is discussed. Among the effects mentioned earlier, improving the quality and quantity of handicrafts, increasing social interaction and improving the status of passages were the highest
