Investigating of the Rural Heritage Spatial Development of Tourism Destinations in the Nomads Area (Case study: Khorramabad County)

Introduction :

The objective and conceptual developments of tourism in the present age have created the necessities of spatial development and internal and external relations of geographical territories that are reminiscent of the reflection of tradition in modernity. Meanwhile, the spatial development of rural areas, whose dominant social spaces include the nomadic territories of Iran, are of special importance in the development of postmodern tourism.

Purpose of the research: 

The purpose of this study is to investigate the spatial development of rural heritage and tourism destinations in Khorramabad city, which is one of the most important nomadic territories of Iran.

Methodology :

 The research method was descriptive-analytical and applied. The statistical population of this study consists of three main groups (315 villagers living in 14 selected villages of the region (by stratified random sampling), tourism experts in the province (30 people) and available tourists (30 people)) They gave. Finally, from the total of three statistical populations, 375 people were selected as the sample size. To collect the data, field methods and a questionnaire were used, the reliability of which was calculated using Cronbach's alpha test for three components affecting the spatial development of rural heritage of tourist destinations, which indicated the appropriateness of the research tool. Dispersion coefficient and Pearson correlation coefficient were used to analyze the data in SPSS20 software environment and ArcGIS software was used to draw the maps. Geographical area of research Tourism destinations in rural areas of Khorramabad city (Papi district) which relied mainly on ecotourism.

Results and discussion:

 The findings showed that the most important components and key criteria affecting the distribution of the spatial structure of rural heritage are the destinations, quantity and quality of tourism resources and attractions, and the spatial-spatial status of tourist attractions. The study of Pearson correlation coefficient showed that there is a positive and significant relationship between all independent variables (except social acceptance, physical dimension, spatial dimensions) with the spatial development of rural heritage of tourist destinations.

Conclusion:

 Since the villages of Gaza and Bisheh had the highest number of variables affecting the spatial development of rural heritage tourist destinations in Khorramabad, it is suggested that if invested in appropriate services and facilities, these settlements can be used in a wider range of services. Be used.