Effect of ecotourism development on sustainability of rural settlements(Case study: Sarbaz County)

Development of ecotourism and tourism progression is an important factor in rural employment creation and sustainability , especially in areas with limited livelihood options. The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of ecotourism development on the stability of rural settlements in Sarbaz city. The present research is descriptive-analytical in terms of its purpose, its application and its method. The data gathering tool was a questionnaire. The statistical population includes households in villages of Sarbaz city.Two hundred families were selected by using Cochran's formula and simple random sampling method. For data analysis, ANOVA, Fisher statistics and multiple regression were used. The findings of this research demostrated  that there is a significant linear relationship between ecotourism development and the stability of rural settlements, and the most significant effect of ecotourism development on the stability of rural settlements is related to physical dimension and the least significant effect . It has environmental sustainability.Therefore, it can be said that the development of ecotourism in the city of Sarbaz and the attention to the tourism of this region can lead to the stability of rural settlements in this region, which are faced with a lack of livelihood options.