| Author's Name: |
Mofareh Bonab. Mojtaba, Majnoony Tootakhane. Ali & Ebrahimi. Khadije |
| Subject Area: |
Social Science and Humanities |
| Subject |
Tourism |
| Section |
Research Paper |
Keyword:
Tourism, Environmental, Management, Sustainable Rural, Iran
Abstract
Sustainable tourism development requires the informed participation of all stakeholders as well as strong political leadership to ensure wide participation and consensus building. Achieving sustainable tourism is a continuous process requiring monitoring and control of impacts as well as of the implementation stage of corrective sand mitigation measures and the effect of policy responses. This process can be very efficient if quantitative indicators are used that describe in an unbiased way the changes that are of importance for tourism development and management. This paper describes the identification of potential sustainable indicators for tourism destinations and enterprises in Iran, and their pilot application to a well-known tourism destination in Iran, i.e. Eastern Azerbaijan, to develop and implement an Environmental Management System for Sustainable Tourism in the area. In addition, the findings showed that tourism development is conducive to the sustainable development of rural business. Finally, according to research findings presented practical suggestions.