Potential of ecotourism zones using GIS (Case Study: Kouhdasht city in Lorestan Province)

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
Maryam bayranvandzadeh 1
Hedayat darvishi 2
Siyamack Sharafi 3
Dana Alizaddeh 4
1 Iranian Academic Center for Education Cultural and Research, Lorestan Branch.
2 MA Geography & Rural Planning and lecturer Payame Noor, Tehran
3 PhD Student Geomorphology, University of Tehran
4 Ph.D Student of Geography & Urban Planning, University of Kharazmi
Abstract
this study aimed to identify risk zoning and development strategies for ecotourism activities, have been carried out in the city of Kouhdasht. The research - descriptive and analytical survey methods and libraries used to
collect data. For analyze data from Arc GIS software and spatial analysis models of SWOT model for developing ecotourism sector strategies are used. The results indicate the potential for ecotourism in the northern part of
the study area among the diverse activities in this sector, and Rock Climbing Activities is one of the important activity in the development plan, this field should be considered., Southern parts is in average condition and other parts
of the study area are not in good condition. Meanwhile, the strategy should be minimal - at least for development (activities) of ecotourism in the study area should be considered
Keywords
Environmental capacities
Ecotourism
Spatial analysis
Kouhdasht

  • Receive Date 21 April 2025