Identification the Role and Effect of Natural Sub Urban Parks on Tourism Development Case Study: Suburban Parks of Isfahan City

The green spaces of the suburbs and existing parks inside the cities not only have recreational worth and is a place for spending people''s leisure time، but also in most of the time they cause the development of tourism spaces of the city. This article studies 7 (seven) parks in Isfahan city which tourists use them as temporal settlement areas. In this study، by using statistical methods، the data gathered through questionnaire، have been reviewed and analyzed and the satisfaction degree of tourists about the facilities and services of settlement places in outskirt parks of the city (special for tourists) have been studied and the obstacles and problems were identified، also for spatial analysis، AHP method (analysis of network process) has been used. The findings showed that، by considering the indices of access، safety، environmental and economical، among the seven under study alternatives، (Najvan، Sofeh، Fadak، Esteqlal، Qaemieh، Sharq and Sad-hektary)، Fadak park obtained the first priority، which through the proper planning and management for equipping the outskirts parks as the recreational and pleasure sites for tourists and presenting recreational and accommodation facilities in these places، it is possible to decrease the problems of tourists'' presence in Isfahan city.