Author(s): Ali Asgary | Mohammad Reza Rezvani | Nader Mehregan
Journal: Tourismos : an International Multidisciplinary Journal of Tourism
ISSN 1790-8418
Volume: 6;
Issue: 1;
Start page: 31;
Date: 2011;
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Keywords: second home | tourism | choice experiment method | Tehran
ABSTRACT
This paper is concerned with the preferences of the rural residents living in areas subject to rapid second home tourism development in Iran. Since second home development could have positive and negative social, cultural, economical and environmental impacts for local residents, planning policies should take into consideration public opinions and preferences for future planning and developments. Using a choice experiment method, we attempt to estimate the values that the rural households in Tehran province would place on different impacts of second home development policies.
Journal: Tourismos : an International Multidisciplinary Journal of Tourism
ISSN 1790-8418
Volume: 6;
Issue: 1;
Start page: 31;
Date: 2011;
VIEW PDF
DOWNLOAD PDF Original pageKeywords: second home | tourism | choice experiment method | Tehran
ABSTRACT
This paper is concerned with the preferences of the rural residents living in areas subject to rapid second home tourism development in Iran. Since second home development could have positive and negative social, cultural, economical and environmental impacts for local residents, planning policies should take into consideration public opinions and preferences for future planning and developments. Using a choice experiment method, we attempt to estimate the values that the rural households in Tehran province would place on different impacts of second home development policies.
