Ziaabadi Maryam, Malakootian Mohammad, Zare Mehrjerdi Mohammad Reza, Jalaee Seied Abdolmajid, Mehrabi Boshrabadi Hosein
Economics of natural resources and Environment, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Kerman, Iran.
Environmental Health Engineering Research Center and Department of Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran.
J Environ Health Sci Eng. 2017 Mar 28;15:9. doi: 10.1186/s40201-017-0271-5. eCollection 2017.
The tourism industry which is one of the most dynamic economic activities in today's world plays a significant role in the sustainable development. Therefore, in addition to paying attention to tourism, sustainable tourism must be taken into huge account; otherwise, the environment and its health will be damaged irreparably.
To determine the level of sustainability in this study, indicators of sustainable tourism were first presented in three environmental health, economic and social aspects. Then, the levels of sustainable tourism and environmental sustainability were practically measured in different cities of Kerman Province using a composite indicator, a linear programming model, Delphi method and the questionnaire technique. Finally, the study cities (tourist attractions) were ranked.
Result of this study showed that unfortunately the tourism opportunities were not used appropriately in these cities and tourist destinations, and that environmental aspect (health and environmental sustainability) had very bad situations compared to social and economic aspects. In other words, environmental health had the lowest levels of sustainability.
The environment is a place for all human activities like tourism, social and economic issues; therefore, its stability and health is of great importance. Thus, it is necessary to pay more attention to sustainability of activities, management and environmental health in planning sustainable development in regional and national policy.
旅游业是当今世界最具活力的经济活动之一,在可持续发展中发挥着重要作用。因此,除了关注旅游业本身,可持续旅游必须得到高度重视;否则,环境及其健康将受到不可挽回的损害。
为确定本研究中的可持续发展水平,首先从环境健康、经济和社会三个方面提出了可持续旅游指标。然后,运用综合指标、线性规划模型、德尔菲法和问卷调查技术,对克尔曼省不同城市的可持续旅游水平和环境可持续性进行了实际测量。最后,对研究城市(旅游景点)进行了排名。
本研究结果表明,遗憾的是,这些城市和旅游目的地并未妥善利用旅游机会,而且与社会和经济方面相比,环境方面(健康和环境可持续性)的情况非常糟糕。换句话说,环境健康的可持续性水平最低。
环境是旅游、社会和经济等所有人类活动的场所;因此,其稳定性和健康至关重要。因此,在区域和国家政策的可持续发展规划中,有必要更加关注活动的可持续性、管理和环境健康。