Hossein Hataminejad; Fariad Parhiz; Mehrdad Karami
Volume 21, Issue 82 , September 2012, , Pages 7-13
Abstract
It is possible to call tourism as the “White Industry” because in contrast to most manufacturing industries it provide the necessary prerequisites for friendship and mutual understanding between different nations and bring peace for people without polluting the environment. Industry is a ...
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It is possible to call tourism as the “White Industry” because in contrast to most manufacturing industries it provide the necessary prerequisites for friendship and mutual understanding between different nations and bring peace for people without polluting the environment. Industry is a revenue and a source of employment in national level. Tourism is an appropriate alternative and a development strategy, especially when other economic sections are making less profit. Thus, coping with low levels of income and providing new opportunities for employment and social changes are the principle reasons for the development of tourism which can provide new hopes for decreasing poverty especially in areas facing economic depression. Some advantages of this industry includes employment, bringing cash to the country, regional interaction, aiding global peace, helping investment in cultural heritage, improving the environment, improving wild life habitat, developing rural regions with tourism attractions and preventing emigration. The present article explains obstacles and negative effects of tourism and then applies descriptive-analytic method to explain society-based tourism as a solution.
Mahdi Modiri; Mehrdad Karami; Sahand Bani Kamali
Volume 20, Issue 79 , November 2011, , Pages 46-51
Abstract
The study of world records suggests that the application of GIS in planning tourism management started for the first time in the early 1990's, but the development of the application of GIS in this field has not been as rapid as its development in other areas. Obviously, this ability offers plenty of ...
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The study of world records suggests that the application of GIS in planning tourism management started for the first time in the early 1990's, but the development of the application of GIS in this field has not been as rapid as its development in other areas. Obviously, this ability offers plenty of help for planners and tourists to do their own planning. The planners use this ability to identify possible deficiencies and weaknesses, as well as the trend of changes to plan for improving conditions and the development of tourism activities. The purpose of this study is to investigate and describe the functions of geographic information systems in the emerging tourism industry in the country. This research is descriptive-analytical and technical. The results of this study indicate that GIS can be used to estimate different information needs, estimate the indicator, and generally help planners and tourists, as well as to monitor and evaluate tourism activities.
Hossein Hataminejad; Mehrdad Karami; Fariad Parhiz
Volume 20, Issue 77 , May 2011, , Pages 91-97
Abstract
Growing urban population, unpreparedness of urban areas to respond to the needs of community and partial views and trends of planning have led to serious economic, social, environmental and physical problems in the cities. Hundreds of millions of poor people today have very few options for their lives ...
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Growing urban population, unpreparedness of urban areas to respond to the needs of community and partial views and trends of planning have led to serious economic, social, environmental and physical problems in the cities. Hundreds of millions of poor people today have very few options for their lives in unsafe, unsanitary towns lacking basic facilities. Based on this, City Development Strategy (CDS) was developed by the Coalition for Cities to resolve some of these issues.The urban development strategy is an effective approach to create collective decision-making processes in developing countries and to reduce the overall poverty level and ensure sustainable development. This paper uses descriptive-analytical method to examine first the attitudes of the Coalition for Cities and then the practical experiences of city development strategy (CDS) in the world. The purpose of this paper is to analyze the CDS experiences in the world in order to help urban planners to improve the quality of life and residence of citizens. In this research, the practical experiences of CDS in Phnom Penh, Shen Yang, Amman and Urada, Santo Andre have been analyzed.
