An Investigation of the Urban Tourism in the Texture of 14the District of Isfahan Using the SWOT-QSPM Model

Nowadays tourism is the most dynamic economic activity of our era and in terms of mobility, job creation and overall development in the world is outstanding and has created strategic opportunities thereby enriching economic variety of local communities, and creating job opportunities around the world. The stability of population among communities and prevention of irregular migration, preserving natural resources and maintaining ecological balance, cultural characteristics of cities all are the results of urban tourism. It may be said that one of the best ways to save cities from the social and economic problems is the development of urban tourism. The aim of this study was to evaluate the texture of urban tourism in the 14th district of Isfahan using the SWOT-QSPM model. The study is cross-sectional and a questionnaire was used for data collection. The results of this study showed that the strategies for creating conditions and taking principled positions to attract foreign investment in expanding and reviving monuments and historical buildings, using propaganda in its widest sense, employing local people and encouraging private sector investorsto accompany the government in organizing the tourism in Isfahan are ranked first to fourth respectively.