Document Type : Research Paper
Authors
1 Department of Geography and Urban Planning University
2 Department of Geography and Urban Planning, University of Maragheh
3 Geography and Urban Planning University
4 Tourism Geography and Planning, University of Isfahan
Abstract
The ecotourism is one kinds of natural Tourism. That has emphasis on interaction with nature environment for protection and education. In reality ecotourism is new orientation in tourism industry. The prospects and nature beautiful sight is be tourist attractions this kind tourism.
On the basis of estimates of existing Iran country from the perspective natural and historical tourism attractive is one of ten country of world, and from the perspective tourism variety is one of five country of world, and from the perspective manual industries verity is component two or three country of world. Ardabil province is one of regions that have ecotourism attractiveness. This province have new view, plains, leaks, ponds, many waterfall, mineral spring, mountainous, and is one of regional of ecotourism. The purpose in this research is assessment of ecotourism attractive Ardabil province with use from SWOT analysis model and the approach method is compound, documental and containing analysis, the results of the research show that this province have capacity of to be changed with one from natural tourism regional. And in this province is felling necessity of tourism development with axis of ecotourism in target of creating with sustainable development.
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