Investigation of Tourism Effects on Space and Physical of Rural Settlements (Case study: PAPI section of Khorramabad township)

One of the main approaches to rural sustainability, whether economic, social or theoretical, is to pay attention to the development of rural tourism, which can play an important role in sustainable rural development and, consequently, the sustainability of rural household livelihoods. The findings showed that the development of tourism in the villages of the study area has affected all dimensions and indicators of the physical space of rural settlements in the study area. However, these effects have been different. The study of the effects of tourism on the space and body of rural settlements in the pope district of Khorramabad shows that the greatest effects of tourism and the arrival of tourists to the region were related to the indicators, the change in the rural landscape (0.568), degradation and pollution of rural environment (0.566), change in rural road network (0.541) and change in rural infrastructure (0.521). The McKinh-Hague-Michel test confirms the tourism effects on these four indicators at a significant level of 0.001. However, rural tourism has affected two indicators of housing quality (0.447) and change in rural texture (0.328). The results indicated that providing a replacement for the use of local resources is inevitable in order to stimulate the rural economy. Considering the relatively beneficial effects of tourism, its development is the best option for the development and mobility of villages with tourism attractions. However, the development of tourism in rural areas may have many positive and negative effects on rural settlements, whether economic, social or spatial-physical. The results of the research showed that the development of tourism in the villages of the study area had different effects on the space and body of rural settlements in this region. The greatest impact of tourism has been on the Housing Change Index, Housing Welfare Facility, and the increase in the level of infrastructure. In general, to investigate the effects of tourism on the physical space of settlements in the pope district in Khorramabad city, tourism development in the villages of the study area affected all dimensions and indicators of the physical space of rural settlements in the studied area. Among the 6 indicators, the most influential tourism and the arrival of tourists to the region respectively were related to indicators of change in the rural landscape, degradation and pollution of the rural environment, change in the network of rural roads, and change in rural infrastructure. However, tourism development in the villages of this region has had the most effect on the rural landscape and has had the least effect on the change in the texture of rural settlements

کلیدواژه ها:

Tourism ، Rural Tourism ، Rural Space and Physical ، Khorramabad Township.