Explaining the levels of tourism sustainability in the target villages of Miami city, Iran

The purposes of this study was to evaluate the sustainability level of tourism development and to determine the levels of tourism sustainability in tourism life cycle process in tourism target villages of Miami city in Semnan province for planning appropriate tourism in the village. This is an applied and descriptive analytical study. Questionnaire (and interview) were used to collect the required data (questionnaire and interview). Level of analysis of village research and unit of analysis: village leaders and village councils are managers and local experts. The results show that the tourism development in the villages studied is not uniform at all. In some villages, such as Nardin and Foroumd between the dimensions surveyed, the sociology-cultural dimension is better maintained and in the villages. Others, such as Nick's name and SHad Plain's environmental dimension, are also better sustainable The overviews of sustainable tourism life cycle evolution were presented based on Allen Butler's integrated approach and suggested strategies, policies and projects for tourism target villages.