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Effects of Tourism on Rural Development: A Case Study of Ramsar County of Iran | ||
| روستا و توسعه | ||
| Article 2, Volume 19, Issue 1 - Serial Number 73, April 2016, Pages 27-52 PDF (256.65 K) | ||
| DOI: 10.30490/rvt.2016.59452 | ||
| Abstract | ||
| This study investigated the role of tourism in rural development in Ramsar county of Iran. The statistical population consisted of two groups: tourists including families who were traveled to this county and stayed in tourism areas for a short time (n=120), and rural hosting families including local households who delivered services to the tourists (n=130). The sample groups were selected randomly through the Krejcie and Morgan table. The main instrument was a questionnaire developed by the investigators. Majority of the local people (86.2%) and tourists (92.1%) emphasized on the effects of economic factors (at moderate to high levels) on the rural development. T-test results showed a significant difference between the viewpoints of the two groups regarding the socio-economic effects of tourism; but there was no significant difference regarding the environmental factors. In addition, majority of the tourists (80.67%) and the locals (70%) emphasized on the environmental impacts on rural communities at the moderate to high levels. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| tourism; Rural Development; Tourist; Local Residents; Ramsar (County) | ||
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