Zoning and Locating Tourist Sites (Sports-Recreation) in Dena Area Using ECE and STCC Combined Model

Currently, the utilization of the carrying capacity, which denotes the maximal number of individuals partaking in a natural sport or recreational activity at a specific moment without inducing alterations in the surroundings, is widely employed in the realm of management. The objective of this investigation is to ascertain the recreational and sporting capacity of the Dena region within the Kohgiluyeh and Boyer Ahmad province.

This is an applied mixed study carried out in 2020-2021 in Dena region. The Ecological Capability Evaluation Model (ECE) and Sport Tourism Capacity (STCC) were utilized. Additionally, the geographic notification system was implemented to finalize the layers and generate the maps. Subsequent to the validation of the present uses, three categories of capacity were approximated, namely physical, genuine, and effective physical board capacity. Consequently, appropriate zones were identified for a diverse array of concentrated and widespread recreational activities.

Findings: 

The estimated daily capacity of the study site's physical carrying capacity was determined to be 18255600. In order to calculate the actual carrying capacity of the study site, five limiting factors and thirteen parameters were utilized, resulting in a capacity of 24152158 per day. These coefficients were then employed to calculate the effective carrying capacity of the management parameters. Notably, the highest rating was attributed to the "variety of recreational uses" and "diversity of sports uses" (3.4 and 3.3 respectively), while the lowest rating was given to "Sanitation and Health" (1.6). Consequently, the effective carrying capacity for the study site was established at 10626949 people per day. The study area was further divided into four zones based on concentrated and extensive tourism, encompassing the mountain-forest ecosystem, mountainous region, plain area, rangelands and aquatic ecosystems.

The extensive tourism endeavors conducted in the northern region of the study vicinity, encompassing the mountain and forest ecosystems, alongside the plain ecosystem, have resulted in the most substantial degree of detrimental impact.