Abstract

According to the world tourism organization (WHO) in 2005, the number of tourists has increased up to 36 times. In a way that it has maximized from 25 million in 1950 to 1018 million in 2010. The sustainable tourism, thus, because of making a balance between different environmental, economic, cultural and social dimensions of the tourism development, plays a considerable role in protection of species diversity, and benefits the tourism activists in order to reduce its destructive impact on the environment and the local cultures and being kept for the future generations. Accordingly, the present research first examines the relationship between tourism, sustainable development and the ecology, for measurement of different aspects of the industry effect on the environment. Secondly, the present study uses from some parameters like the average monthly minimum and maximum temperatures, the average relative humidity, the average maximum and minimum temperatures in day and at night in the Semnan station as well as using the common diagram in the experimental methods like Olegi to assess day and night Climatourism in the region. Finally, on the basis of the performed analysis, the strengths and weak points of tourist attractions for the protection of the environment are considered.

Highlights

  • The tourism industry as one of leading industries including hotel, restaurants, the domestic and internationalHow to cite this paper: Mesgarian, H. and Alaei, L. (2014) An Exploration on the Effective Factors of Tourism Industry on Protection of the Environment in the Historical City Ghoumas

  • According to the data reported by World Tourism Organizations (WTO), the tourism industry in 2005 cost 6.2 trillion dollars [1]

  • Sustainable development, due to its ability in making a balance between ecological economic and cultural dimensions of tourism development is highly effective in protection of species diversity

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Summary

Introduction

The tourism industry as one of leading industries including hotel, restaurants, the domestic and international. (2014) An Exploration on the Effective Factors of Tourism Industry on Protection of the Environment in the Historical City Ghoumas. Sustainable development, due to its ability in making a balance between ecological economic and cultural dimensions of tourism development is highly effective in protection of species diversity. Sustainable tourism displays its positive role in protection of species diversity and poverty is alleviated and the sustainable development will occur [2]. Naming some Iranian studies in this field, the works of Rezvani on the role of ecotourism in protection of environment [4]: Karim conducted a research on geographical and ecological effects of costal tourism and sustainable development [5] and Alizadeh examined the impact of tourists’ presence on ecological resources in the villages of Torghabeh in Mashhad [6]

Methodology
Sustainable Development and Tourism Planning
Interrelationships of the Environment and Tourism
Introduction of the Study Region
Tourist Attractions of the Region
The Gioni Diagram
Olegi Comfort Diagram
Findings
Conclusion
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