Explaining the capacities of local tourism on livelihood development in desert areas(Case study: Shahdad city, Kerman city, Kerman province)

Desert ecosystems have become one of the centers of tourism in nature due to their unique ecological potential and socio-economic capabilities and unique values and attractions. Tourism is a phenomenon that has long been considered by human societies and has continued to be dynamic according to different social and economic needs, and the growth of this industry in each country requires a proper strategy and effective management planning. Lut plain located in the provinces of Kerman (Kerman city, Shahdad city), South Khorasan and Sistan and Baluchestan, is one of the desert tourism destinations that has been considered by tourists and planners for a decade. The problem is that due to the growth of tourism activities, challenges have been raised in relation to improving the quality of life of the people and its growth trend by the tourism industry in the future of this unique region. According to the purpose of this study, which is to explain the capacity of the effects of local tourism on livelihood development in the city of Shahdad, our statistical population is the heads of households living in the city of Shahdad; Data collection method in this research includes library method and cross-sectional survey method. To extract the mentioned indicators, SPSS software, Vicker technique and HOLSAT model have been used. The results obtained from the final table of Vickor technique showed that the components Economics includes job opportunities for all classes of society with a score of 0.820 as the most important component in improving the quality of life and also the results of the HOLSAT model show that except in the environmental sector where the majority is a deterrent to improving the quality of life of local people. In other areas, it is the most important thing to improve the quality of life of residents.