The use of ecotourism as an approach in urban tourism with Meta-Synthesis method

Document Type : Research Article (Applied - Development)

Author

Faculty Member, Department of Geography and urban planing, University of guilan, rasht, Iran.

10.22103/JUSG.2024.2114

Abstract

Introduction: The use of ecotourism as an approach in urban tourism for sustainable development with an emphasis on environmental protection, tourist education, assistance to the local economy and citizen participation. Although the use of this approach shows contradictions within itself, the necessity of reducing the negative effects of tourism has caused attention to it in various scientific and practical dimensions.
Data and Method: The research method is qualitative and based on the seven-step metacombination method of Sandelowski, Barroso& Voils, which was carried out using Maxqda software.
Results: The research method is qualitative and based on the seven-step metacombination method of Sandelowski, Barroso & Voils, which was carried out using Maxqda software.
Conclusion: The research results indicate that having an ecotourism approach in urban tourism in physical, managerial, cultural, social, economic and environmental categories helps the sustainability of cities.

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