WHAT ARE THE TOURISM POTENTIALS AND CAPABILITIES OF BAGHBAHADORAN REGION? EVIDENCE FROM THERE RESIDENTS

Abstract

The main purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of tourism in rural regions with emphasis on behavioral geography of the rural residential and to present strategies in order to improve these regions. In this study, procedure documents and field methods have been employed. After studying relevant resources, questionnaires have been used in order to obtain the rural residential attitudes about the ways of developing the industry of tourism in the region. After the analysis of the questionnaires’ data, strategies have been concluded to develop the industry of tourism. Therefore, the rural tourism has an effective role in developing the rural regions and the behavior of the rural residential has an effective role to attract tourists. However, various natural capacities play an effective role in attracting tourists.