Document Type : Research Article
Authors
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PhD Student in Rural Entrepreneurship Development Planning, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran
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Associate Professor of Human Geography, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran
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Professor of Human Geography, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran
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Assistant Professor of Human Geography, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran
Abstract
This study examines rural tourism and its role in sustainable economic development of rural settlements in Kiyar Township with emphasis on entrepreneurship. The research method in this study is documentary and survey. The statistical population of this study is the people living in rural settlements of Kiar and experts in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province. Of the villagers, 380 people were interviewed by experts according to their relationship with the villages of the Kiyar region, and their knowledge of the villages with 120 people and 83 experts as sample. Also, 24 factors affecting the tourism of rural settlements in terms of entrepreneurship, severity and beliefs were strongly evaluated, and then using the factor load method, the opinions of each group were calculated and the combined intensity was calculated by the method of factor analysis. According to the results of this study, weak access to infrastructure and social service facilities for tourism development, the cumbersome rules in launching a tourism oriented business , cultural weakness, weak participation of people in economic activities, weakness in financing tourism-oriented businesses, public distrust to officials and managers for entrepreneurial tourism activities, no information about tourism jobs, no consulting bodies, the low risk taking of people entering into tourism activities, and strict environmental laws are considered among the top ten barriers to the realization of rural tourism in the county of Kiyar.
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