Zoning of urban tourism potential areas using the ability of the spatial information system and combining social, environmental and physical factors

The present study was conducted with the aim of evaluating and zoning the potential of urban tourism in the central part of East Azerbaijan Province (Tabriz).

By identifying and integrating fifteen social, environmental and physical variables (area density, distance from parking, distance from road, distance from medical centers, distance from green space, distance from recreation centers, slope, distance from river, snowfall, Sunny days, wind speed, population density, household density, density of the educated and density of the uneducated) were studied by clustering and self-organizing models to zoning areas prone to urban tourism.

The results of the present study showed that after studying and recognizing social, environmental and physical factors according to the algorithms used, the highest percentage of potential urban tourism area is related to the very low potential class with a value of 27.44% and the highest percentage of potential area Urban tourism in the study area was observed in a very high potential category with a value of 31.002%, respectively.

Preparation of urban tourism prone areas can be a comprehensive guide for tourists, tour operators and a scientific document for managers in order to make decisions and sustainable development.

Identifying and paying attention to the potentials of the region for urban tourism and investigating the economic, social and cultural issues related to the subject and evaluating the potential of tourism by integrating the spatial components is the innovation of this research.