Pathology of Second Homes in Rural Areas of Lahijan County in the Last Two Decades

Lahijan city with its many natural and cultural attractions has always been one of the tourist centers in Gilan province. The rural areas of this city, with its pristine natural environment in each of the mountainous, foothill and plain-coastal areas, as well as cultural and human attractions, is one of the main tourist destinations of the city. However, the expansion of tourism flows in this city, which is generally accompanied by insufficient planning and management, has had many positive and negative effects in the fields of economic, environmental and physical-spatial.The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between second homes and vulnerabilities in rural areas of Lahijan city. The research method was applied in terms of purpose and descriptive-correlation in terms of methodology. The statistical population of the study included experts and experts of Lahijan city, 125 of whom were purposefully selected.The instrument used was a researcher-made viability questionnaire whose validity of the questionnaire using Cronbach's alpha was 0.79. Data were analyzed using SPSS and AMOS software and correlation coefficient and analysis of variance. The results of data analysis showed that there is a significant relationship between all components of livability and tourism of second homes and the expansion of second homes in mountainous and forested areas has been more than coastal areas and the effects of the physical part of home tourism. The second has been more than other sections.