Analysis of the role of tourism in sustainable livelihoods of rural households, Case Study: Oraman distrct in Sarvabad county

The purpose of this very research is to analyze the effects of tourism development on the sustainable livelihood and livelihood sustainability of the Uraman region. This research is a functional proposal and is a descriptive survey in terms of collecting data. The Statistical Population is all of Uraman Takht residents which were settled there in 1395. Using the Cochran formula, 351 subjects were selected through the convenience sampling method. In the livelihood approach realm, sources are assorted into five groups; human, physical, financial, natural and social origins which are accessible to household members or they own them. According to the tourism importance in the rural area of Oraman and the effects it has on people's livelihoods, we aim analyze the effects of developing tourism on sustainable livelihood and subsistence stability in Oraman region. The purpose of this research is functional and is based on a survey-descriptive method to collect data. Using Cochran's sample size formula, 351 persons were selected in forms of convenience sampling. The data collection tool in this study is the researcher-made questionnaire. Which includes human, social, financial, natural, and physical dimensions of sustainable livelihoods which it's Reliability was assessed using Cronbach's alpha by the value of (0.84).The results showed that the tourism has a significant effect on all livelihood origins such as human, social, physical, natural and financial. This study examines the impact of tourism on each dimension using the Friedman test and showed that the greatest impact of tourism on the five dimensions of sustainable livelihood has been on the financial, natural, social, physical and human dimensions, respectively. In general, it can be concluded that tourism has a significant impact on the livelihoods of the Uraman Takht community.