Tourism development in rural areas: assessing the qualities of place in the village of Nawgoul, Iran
In developing countries, rural areas generally suffer high level of poverty, and are also characterized by lower levels of non-farm economic activity, infrastructural development, and access to essential services. As Robert & Hall (2001) say, to cope with these problems it is necessary to div...
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| author | Hooshmand , Alizadeh Mohamad Rasouly, Mohamad Rasouly |
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| description | In developing countries, rural areas generally suffer high level of poverty, and are also
characterized by lower levels of non-farm economic activity, infrastructural development,
and access to essential services. As Robert & Hall (2001) say, to cope with these
problems it is necessary to diversified range of rural products. Tourism is recognized as
prime contributor to this process as an effective catalyst of rural socio-economic
development and regeneration. Considering this point, this study assesses the qualities
of place in Nawgoul as case study, a village in west of Kurdistan province, Iran. This has
been dealt through document analysis, questionnaire for both residences and visitors
and observation of the built form of the village and its natural setting (taking photograph
and analytical drawings). Following this stage, SWOT Analysis has been used to explore
strategies for decision-making, and in so doing, diversifying tourism products and
therefore expanding tourism benefits to the residents. The SWOT analysis is followed by
possible policy implications and executive decisions (actions) for each of the SWOT
factors, which can influence the level of tourism development. The outcome of the case
study is that Nawgoul and its region has the potential for nature and culture-based
tourism development, but this has not been explored as of yet. |
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| spelling | usm-348692017-06-02T08:40:15Z http://eprints.usm.my/34869/ Tourism development in rural areas: assessing the qualities of place in the village of Nawgoul, Iran Hooshmand , Alizadeh Mohamad Rasouly, Mohamad Rasouly TH1-9745 Building construction In developing countries, rural areas generally suffer high level of poverty, and are also characterized by lower levels of non-farm economic activity, infrastructural development, and access to essential services. As Robert & Hall (2001) say, to cope with these problems it is necessary to diversified range of rural products. Tourism is recognized as prime contributor to this process as an effective catalyst of rural socio-economic development and regeneration. Considering this point, this study assesses the qualities of place in Nawgoul as case study, a village in west of Kurdistan province, Iran. This has been dealt through document analysis, questionnaire for both residences and visitors and observation of the built form of the village and its natural setting (taking photograph and analytical drawings). Following this stage, SWOT Analysis has been used to explore strategies for decision-making, and in so doing, diversifying tourism products and therefore expanding tourism benefits to the residents. The SWOT analysis is followed by possible policy implications and executive decisions (actions) for each of the SWOT factors, which can influence the level of tourism development. The outcome of the case study is that Nawgoul and its region has the potential for nature and culture-based tourism development, but this has not been explored as of yet. 2008-12 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.usm.my/34869/1/HBP18.pdf Hooshmand , Alizadeh and Mohamad Rasouly, Mohamad Rasouly (2008) Tourism development in rural areas: assessing the qualities of place in the village of Nawgoul, Iran. In: 2nd International Conference on Built Environment in Developing Countries., 3rd- 4th December 2008, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Pulau Pinang. |
| spellingShingle | TH1-9745 Building construction Hooshmand , Alizadeh Mohamad Rasouly, Mohamad Rasouly Tourism development in rural areas: assessing the qualities of place in the village of Nawgoul, Iran |
| title | Tourism development in rural areas: assessing the
qualities of place in the village of Nawgoul, Iran |
| title_full | Tourism development in rural areas: assessing the
qualities of place in the village of Nawgoul, Iran |
| title_fullStr | Tourism development in rural areas: assessing the
qualities of place in the village of Nawgoul, Iran |
| title_full_unstemmed | Tourism development in rural areas: assessing the
qualities of place in the village of Nawgoul, Iran |
| title_short | Tourism development in rural areas: assessing the
qualities of place in the village of Nawgoul, Iran |
| title_sort | tourism development in rural areas: assessing the
qualities of place in the village of nawgoul, iran |
| topic | TH1-9745 Building construction |
| url | http://eprints.usm.my/34869/ http://eprints.usm.my/34869/1/HBP18.pdf |