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Title: Integrated Coastal Tourism Zone Management (ICTZM) as a basis for sustainable development of the south coastline of the Caspian Sea
Authors: Monavari, Masoud
Abed, Mahsa Hakimi
Karbassi, Abdolreza
Farshchi, Parvin
Abedi, Zahra
Keywords: Integrated Coastal Tourism Zone Management;Conceptual model;Sustainable tourism management;Strategic planning
Issue Date: Sep-2013
Publisher: NISCAIR-CSIR, India
Abstract: Present study consists an Integrated Coastal Tourism Zone Management (ICTZM) plan regarded simultaneously social, cultural and economical criteria along with spatial planning in terms of environmental capabilities to overcome the various problems., Areas with tourism potentiality owing less environmental vulnerability were identified using Fuzzy and Boolean logics in the environment of IDRISI KILIMANJARO Software. Thereafter a strategic planning for tourism management was presented for the selected zones using SWOT Method. Based on the country’s macro policies for tourism industry, an Integrated Coastal Tourism Zone Management (ICTZM) framework was provided in the form of a conceptual model. Results revealed that the main strategy to implement the sustainable coastal tourism in the study area should be based on a conservative approach and after the improvement in the conditions; the development and construction strategy can be executed in the coastal zone.
Page(s): 635-646
ISSN: 0975-1033 (Online); 0379-5136 (Print)
Appears in Collections:IJMS Vol.42(5) [September 2013]

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