Feasibility of tourism development effects in Bakhtiari nomads

Introduction:

 Tourism is expanding in the form of various spatial patterns, of which nomadic tourism is one. Tourism development in any spatial pattern can have its own effects and consequences. Due to its nomadic diversity, Iran has a significant capacity for tourism development.

Purpose of the research: 

The purpose of this study is to assess the feasibility of tourism development effects in Bakhtiari nomads.

Methodology :

The research method is descriptive-analytical and applied in terms of purpose, except for quantitative-in-depth research. The statistical population of the research consists of scientific and executive people (experts) related to the subject. Due to the fact that accurate statistics from the statistical community are not available, the sample size is 200 scientists and executives. The data collection tool was a questionnaire whose validity was performed by elites and its reliability was calculated and confirmed by Cronbach's alpha of 0.81. Sampling was also done purposefully.Geographical area of research The geographical territory of the research consists of the region covered by Bakhtiari tribes including Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari, Khuzestan and Isfahan provinces.

Results and discussion :

The results shows that the three economic, socio-cultural and environmental indicators are significant at the level of less than 0.05. The difference between the average economic index (1.28) and social index (1.24) shows that the impact of tourism in terms of these two indicators in the nomadic community can be positive, but in terms of environmental index (-1.101), the type Its effect is negative. The regression result also confirmed that tourism development can be 42% effective in upgrading the existing nomadic capacities. Pearson correlation also indicates the existence of a significant relationship between economic, social and environmental indicators of tourism, which according to the correlation coefficient, there is a positive and direct relationship between economic and social indicators.

Conclusion :

The result indicates the existence of a relationship between tourism development and the promotion of nomadic capacities. Tourism development can lead to the improvement of some development indicators in the nomadic community. What is important in this regard is optimal management in order to reduce the environmental effects of tourism on the ecology of Bakhtiari nomads.