Geotourism
mitra rouhani; vali nemati; Behrouz Nezafat takle
Abstract
Geotourism is one of the newest concepts in the field of tourism and primarily focuses on enhancing geological and geomorphological features in landscapes as tourist attractions. The current research aims to analyze the geo-touristic and geomorphological capacities of Sabzevar county using the models ...
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Geotourism is one of the newest concepts in the field of tourism and primarily focuses on enhancing geological and geomorphological features in landscapes as tourist attractions. The current research aims to analyze the geo-touristic and geomorphological capacities of Sabzevar county using the models of Hadžić, Kubalikova and Feuillet. The geo-touristic areas of Roodab, Rivand and Tabas were selected as the study areas. This research was conducted by completing 108 questionnaires (25 tourist and 11 experts for each model) for each of the three study areas and calculating their scores. According to the results obtained from the Hadžić model and the examination of scientific and surplus values by experts and tourists; the Tabas region with a score of 91.68 has the highest geo-touristic potential and the Rivand region with a score of 25.41 has the lowest. Also based on the results obtained from the Kubalikova model, the Tabas region with a score of 76.8 has the highest score and the Rivand region with a score of 49.6 has the lowest in the total scientific, educational, economic, conservation and cultural values. The results from the evaluation through the Feuillet model and the examination of managerial and tourism values also indicate that the Tabas region with a score of 86.7 has the highest score and the Rivand region with a score of 36.6 has the lowest in the total evaluation values. Therefore, it is concluded that the Tabas region in Sabzevar county, among the studied areas, has greater geo-touristic and geomorphological potential. Finally, it is suggested that future studies for analyzing the geo-touristic capacities of Sabzevar county should use new and updated software and models.
