Tourism development in rural areas of karganrud based ontourists opinions

  Tourism development in rural areas of karganrud based ontourists opinions     S. H. Motiee Langrudi. ( * ),  Professor of Geography and Rural Planning, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran.   email: shmotiee@ut.ac.ir     M. Nosrati. M. A of Geography and Rural Planning, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran.   Received: 2 June 2009 / Accepted: 19 October 2010, 17-19 P     Extended Abstract   1- Introduction   The development of tourism in rural areas brings more jab opportunities, higher income and also decreasing poverty as well as its cultural and ecological advantages.   Never the less, weakness of efficient planning is a problem to develop tourism.   The purpose of this research is investigation of tourism development in Karganrud rural areas location in Talesh city.     2- Methodology   Methodology of research was based on analytical – descriptive methods using questionnaires needed data have been achieved.     According to the lack of tourism numbers, to questionnaires were completed during spring and summer (peak season of tourism). The data were analyzed by spss software and pearson correlation coefficient and Likert spectrum.     3- Discussion   Whenever the international and national implications prevent tourism development, internal development, especially in undevelopment areas can plays a main role in the development. Nowadays, most of the rural areas with attractive environments attract tourism annual holidays.   Dynamism of the economical activities is necessary for the rural economical development. Tourism is one of the fundamental elements for rural development.   It provides the seasonal and part time employment, develops communication networks, electric power and pipe water foundation, etc which are need for tourism activities. The above advantages led to the development of habitable areas of villages. The rural development is challenged by decrease of economical recession and the lowering villager's income, emigration of young population. So the village economy seems to be an important issue. 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