Journal of Tourism and Development

Journal of Tourism and Development

Analysis of Spatial Indicators for Zoning Recreational Activities in the Mangrove Forests of Nayband Bay.

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
Zahra Hatef Rabiee 1
Afshin Danehkar 2
Mohammad Kaboli 2
Parvaneh Sobhani 3
1 M.Sc. student, Department of Environmental Science, Natural Resources Faculty, University of Tehran, Karaj, Iran
2 Professor, Department of Environmental Science, Natural Resources Faculty, University of Tehran, Karaj, Iran
3 Assistant Professor, Department of Environmental Science, Natural Resources Faculty, Lorestan ‎University, Khorramabad, Iran
10.22034/jtd.2024.480814.2973
Abstract
This study identifies suitable location indicators for recreational activities in the mangrove forests of Nayband Bay and emphasizes the need to develop nature tourism and ecotourism while respecting the principles of sustainability and the biological capacities of the region. After identifying the recreational activities in demand in the region, these activities were investigated according to the location indicators. In this way, each recreational activity was zoned within a range of merit based on the defined indicators, according to the linear relationship of the combination of spatial indicators. Next, each of the recreational activities in demand in the region was superimposed and combined, resulting in the final map of suitable recreational areas for the community. Since the studied area is among the protected areas, the final map of the integration of recreational activities in this area was prepared by considering the positions of the protection zones (zones 1 and 2), and thus the recreational activities corresponding to the protection spots were removed from the final map. Therefore, due to its presence in protection zones, the area suitable for glass-bottom sailing activity could not be developed in the region and was removed from the final zone. Finally, the activities were divided into five groups (one activity to five activities). According to the obtained results, the activities that have the most suitable area to the least suitable area in the study area include: hiking and forest tourism (604.36 hectares), wildlife watching (548.82 hectares), photography in the mangrove forest (311.10 hectares), surface diving (92.13 hectares), mobile pavilion (79.66 hectares), kayaking (37.71 hectares), picnic (half-day rest) in mangrove forests (32.37 hectares), camping and overnight stay in mangrove forests (32.37 hectares), and visiting villages on the edge of mangrove forests (23.11 hectares).
Keywords
Ecotourism
zoning of recreational activities
protected areas
Nayband Bay
suitability assessment
 
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