مجله پژوهشی دانشگاه اصفهان
شماره 2 (پیاپی 30، 1387)

Bam is a historical city located like a pearl in the heart of Lut Desert and on theKerman-Zahedan highway. By virtue of the primeval mud-constructed citadel (Arg eBam which was founded about 2000 years ago), the city has acquired a world-widename and fame. Unfortunately, a harrowing and horrendous earthquake measuring 6.5on the Richter scale jolted the city early on a Friday morning exactly at 5:26:26 AM;December 26, 2003. The city was razed to the ground inflicting heavy losses of life andproperty. More than 110,000 inhabitants lived in Bam before December 26, 2003earthquake. More than 35,000 people were killed, about fifty thousand were injured andmany people were rendered homeless by the vicious earthquake that shook the groundon the 26th of December, 2003.Though several papers have been written on the Bam earthquake tragedy, this paperinitially endeavors to tackle the analysis of the Bam earthquake phenomenon anddiscuss the natural and general causes and grounds prompting such a high death toll andan extensive loss of property; and then take into account the geomorphologicalevidences and manifestations resulting from the aforementioned calamity.

"Let us think globally, but act locally." From various approaches to Tourism industry,Eco-Tourism or Natural Tourism will be highly welcomed in the third millennium. Thisbranch of Tourism is the focus of attention due to the Naturalists'' encouraging the wholeworld to protect the natural environment and due to the augmentation of economical welfareof local communities. In the meanwhile, The proper identification of economical,environmental and cultural potentialities of Eco-Tourist areas for a balanced and properexploitation is of a vital and indispensable necessity. Accordingly, this paper intends to putforth the issue of "urban Eco-Tourism" and to identify the spatial inadequacy and inequality,which exists in Eco-Tourist areas of Esfahan, and also, with regard to the citizens''viewpoints, it is going to deal with the sustainability of Esfahan Eco-Tourism through a"descriptive-analytic" method and quantitative models. The findings reveal that from 21studied Eco-Tourist areas, from the viewpoint of the citizens, 4 areas are sustainable (KoohSoffeh, Abshar Park, Isargaran Park and Syose Pol), 6 areas are semi-sustainable (Pol-eKhajoo, Ghadir Park, Nazhvan forest Park, the lake of Pole-e Shahrestan, Pol-e Marnan andHasht Behesht Park), and 11 areas are unsustainable (Moshtagh Park, Golestan Park, thepublic area of Ghadir Garden, Ghooshkhane Garden Park, Ayineh Khaneh Park,Ghalamestan Park, Boustan-e Mellat, Boustan-e Saadi, Laleh Park, Gole Mohammadi Parkand Malek Shahr Mellat Park).