Rural-urban links and its role in the development of rural economy with emphasis on tourism, Case study: Hesar Valiasr district (Avaj Township - Qazvin province)

The purpose of this study is to investigate the role of rural -urban linkages and its impact on the rural economy through the development of tourism in Hesar Valiasr district (Avaj Township - Qazvin province). In this applied research we used descriptive -analytical method based on the analysis of official statistical data and questionnaire data. The statistical population of the study consists of heads of households living in villages with second tourist houses, which according to the population and housing census data (2016) amounted to 1163 cases, which was selected as a sample using Cochran's formula 285 cases. One -sample t -test and two -sample t -test were used to analyze the questionnaire data. The results of the analysis of official statistical data showed that the population of the sample villages had a decreasing trend until 2006 and after that in the period of 2011 and 2016 shows a significant increasing trend which can be reflected in the number of residential units in the Sample villages observed. The results of data analysis of the questionnaire showed that rural -urban linkges through improving communications and communication technologies, developing public infrastructure and increasing investment in rural areas with average values (4.36), (4.17) and (4.07) has had the greatest impact on the development of rural economy due to tourism. In addition, the results of the study of two groups of villages (located on the main axis of road communication and with a distance from the main road) in the study area showed that the two indicators "attraction of class and creative groups" and "general tourism infrastructure" "There are a significant difference between the two groups of studid rural.