Sustainable tourism development strategy by SWOT analysis: Boujagh National Park, Iran

This paper explores the applicability of transforming the current state of tourism in Boujagh National Park (BNP) (a region located in the northern Iran with an area of 3177. ha) to a sustainable tourism model. To plan and implement this, different management and decision making tools were used incl...

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Main Authors:	Reihanian, A., Mahmood, N.Z., Kahrom, E., Hin, T.W.
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Published:	2012
Subjects:	QH301 Biology
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spelling	um-108002014-12-29T06:29:47Z Sustainable tourism development strategy by SWOT analysis: Boujagh National Park, Iran Reihanian, A. Mahmood, N.Z. Kahrom, E. Hin, T.W. QH301 Biology This paper explores the applicability of transforming the current state of tourism in Boujagh National Park (BNP) (a region located in the northern Iran with an area of 3177. ha) to a sustainable tourism model. To plan and implement this, different management and decision making tools were used including interviews and questionnaire surveys as well as SWOT analysis. A series of interviews was conducted in order to identify actions taken by governmental bodies responsible (e.g., Department of Environment). In addition, the visitors of the park were surveyed to assess the rate of fulfillment of sustainable tourism development in the park. Local residents were also taken into account by using a survey to reveal the problems and attractions of the park. Results showed that the existing tourism activities in the park did not conform to sustainability requirements. Thus, a SWOT analysis was used to identify the required management strategies to improve the tourism in the park. Â© 2012 Elsevier Ltd. 2012 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf http://eprints.um.edu.my/10800/1/Sustainable_tourism_development_strategy_by_SWOT_analysis_Boujagh_National_Park%2C_Iran.pdf Reihanian, A.; Mahmood, N.Z.; Kahrom, E.; Hin, T.W. (2012) Sustainable tourism development strategy by SWOT analysis: Boujagh National Park, Iran. Tourism Management Perspectives <http://eprints.um.edu.my/view/publication/Tourism_Management_Perspectives.html>, 4. pp. 223-228. ISSN 2211-9736 http://eprints.um.edu.my/10800/
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description	This paper explores the applicability of transforming the current state of tourism in Boujagh National Park (BNP) (a region located in the northern Iran with an area of 3177. ha) to a sustainable tourism model. To plan and implement this, different management and decision making tools were used including interviews and questionnaire surveys as well as SWOT analysis. A series of interviews was conducted in order to identify actions taken by governmental bodies responsible (e.g., Department of Environment). In addition, the visitors of the park were surveyed to assess the rate of fulfillment of sustainable tourism development in the park. Local residents were also taken into account by using a survey to reveal the problems and attractions of the park. Results showed that the existing tourism activities in the park did not conform to sustainability requirements. Thus, a SWOT analysis was used to identify the required management strategies to improve the tourism in the park. Â© 2012 Elsevier Ltd.
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author	Reihanian, A. Mahmood, N.Z. Kahrom, E. Hin, T.W.
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author_sort	Reihanian, A.
title	Sustainable tourism development strategy by SWOT analysis: Boujagh National Park, Iran
title_short	Sustainable tourism development strategy by SWOT analysis: Boujagh National Park, Iran
title_full	Sustainable tourism development strategy by SWOT analysis: Boujagh National Park, Iran
title_fullStr	Sustainable tourism development strategy by SWOT analysis: Boujagh National Park, Iran
title_full_unstemmed	Sustainable tourism development strategy by SWOT analysis: Boujagh National Park, Iran
title_sort	sustainable tourism development strategy by swot analysis: boujagh national park, iran
publishDate	2012
url	http://eprints.um.edu.my/10800/ http://eprints.um.edu.my/10800/1/Sustainable_tourism_development_strategy_by_SWOT_analysis_Boujagh_National_Park%2C_Iran.pdf
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