University of Isfahan Geography and Environmental Planning 2008-5362 27 1 2016 05 21 Check Tourism Potentials Coastal town of SWOT and TOPSIS model based Bushehr Check Tourism Potentials Coastal town of SWOT and TOPSIS model based Bushehr 103 130 21359 10.22108/gep.2016.21359 FA Mohsen Saghei Assistant Professor, Department of Geography, Payame Noor University, Tehran, Iran Gholamreza Amini Nejad Assistant Professor, Department of Geography, Payame Noor University, Tehran, Iran Gholamreza Sabuhi m.aGeography and Urban Planning, Payame Noor University, Isfahan, Journal Article 2014 05 25 <strong>Abstract:</strong> <br />Tourism potantials are considered of unique capitals of each country and region, that, their identification, classification and planning, has high importance for tourism development. Nowadays, urban life, has become a superior life, inrecent decades urbanizaton have had high growth in Iran,tht, ratio of this growth varios in different parts of the country. Bushehr is one of the provinces in which over 60% of the population live in cities, because, its cities often have high tourism potantials. Bushehr city is the center of Bushehr province, with numerous tourism potantials is tourism, historic and economic field. the purpose of this research is to identify tourism potantils of coastal city, Bushehr, and using them in stable urban ecpansion. Determining potential , weaknesses, opportunitis and thearts. according to SWOT model in way presentation, strategy for tourism devlopment in the coastal city of Bushehr has investigated. Also using TOPSIS model ranking and level of tourism potential Bushehr Bushehr took 8 species of respondents, the results showed The appropriate people close to a factor of .5347 The first priority, Beautiful sandy beach near a factor of .5339 Second priority and rituals - traditional near a factor of .3436 Priority placed third in attracting tourists to the city are impressive. <strong>Abstract:</strong> <br />Tourism potantials are considered of unique capitals of each country and region, that, their identification, classification and planning, has high importance for tourism development. Nowadays, urban life, has become a superior life, inrecent decades urbanizaton have had high growth in Iran,tht, ratio of this growth varios in different parts of the country. Bushehr is one of the provinces in which over 60% of the population live in cities, because, its cities often have high tourism potantials. Bushehr city is the center of Bushehr province, with numerous tourism potantials is tourism, historic and economic field. the purpose of this research is to identify tourism potantils of coastal city, Bushehr, and using them in stable urban ecpansion. Determining potential , weaknesses, opportunitis and thearts. according to SWOT model in way presentation, strategy for tourism devlopment in the coastal city of Bushehr has investigated. Also using TOPSIS model ranking and level of tourism potential Bushehr Bushehr took 8 species of respondents, the results showed The appropriate people close to a factor of .5347 The first priority, Beautiful sandy beach near a factor of .5339 Second priority and rituals - traditional near a factor of .3436 Priority placed third in attracting tourists to the city are impressive. https://gep.ui.ac.ir/article_21359_a41794c8112db0b1a516eada34db61a3.pdf