Evaluating the effects of the development of ecotourism residences on the infrastructural, economic and social developments of rural areas (the case study of Harivand village - in Sarbisheh county)
Subject Areas :sedigheh khoob chehre 1 , وحید رضا میرابی 2 , ahmadreza kasrai 3
1 - Ph.D. student of International Entrepreneurship Management, Central Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.
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3 - Assistant Professor, Department of Business and Entrepreneurship, Central Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.
Keywords: Keywords: accommodation development, infrastructural developments, tourism, economy.,
Abstract :
Sadigheh khoobchehreh Vahid Reza Mirabi Ahmadreza Kasraee Abstract The development of ecotourism residences in rural areas can have very positive effects on the economic and social infrastructure developments of rural areas. This development can lead to the creation of new job opportunities, economic growth, international development, increase in local income and strengthening of social and cultural infrastructure, considering the cultural, economic and social situation of the said village and the prosperity of native and local businesses, handicrafts with The world fame and registration as a world village of traditional towel weaving and the demand for eco-tourism activities of this village were the targets of the research; This research is applied and descriptive-analytical based on a questionnaire. The unit of analysis in this research is a villager, and the statistical population of the current research is made up of the residents of Harivand village in 1400. After preparing, distributing and completing the questionnaire and interviewing the people of the village in the investigated area and analyzing the data, it was found that the creation of ecotourism residences in rural settlements is effective in infrastructure, economic and social developments, as well as in attracting tourists in the village. In the test of the sub-hypotheses, it was found that the creation of eco-tourism residences in rural settlements in infrastructure developments, including: improving the health condition of the main roads of the village and the roads related to the residence, improving the condition of communications, especially mobile antennas, motivating some local natives and natives living in the city in order to improve the infrastructure of residential houses and activities in the field of eco-tourism and in economic developments such as: earning profitable income, creating direct and indirect employment, promoting home businesses (types of handicrafts such as towel weaving and bread production household), cooking, activities of local music groups, transportation, obtaining bank facilities and also in social developments, including: revival of customs (indicative rituals), promotion of local dress, giving identity to the village and sense of pride, strengthening trust It is effective to strengthen the unity of the village residents, pay attention to historical houses and maintain and revive them, the presence of elites in the village and interaction with the people and improve the security of the village.