Analysis of Tourism Facilities’ Distribution and its Optimization Based upon Ashworth-Tunbridge and Getz Models Using GIS; Case Study: Semnan in Historical Silk Route

Issa Ebrahimzadeh; Marzie Daraei

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Analysis of Tourism Facilities’ Distribution and its Optimization Based upon Ashworth-Tunbridge and Getz Models Using GIS; Case Study: Semnan in Historical Silk Route

Issa Ebrahimzadeh, Marzie Daraei

Published in Humanities and Social Sciences (Volume 2, Issue 3)

Received: 23 April 2014 Accepted: 28 April 2014 Published: 10 May 2014

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This paper highlights distribution of tourism facilities in Semnan and compares them based upon Ashworth, Tunbridge and Getz models. Data analyzed by SPSS and T-test shows that despite of the existing many historical and cultural attractions of the Semnan and its location in the path of ancient Silk Road and also modern Tehran-Mashhad railway, optimal use of existing functions are not performed, because of inappropriate distribution of resources and facilities. In this paper, we have investigated optimal locations of facilities using GIS. Necessary suggestions have been provided to attract more tourists and to improve Semnan tourism planning.

Published in	Humanities and Social Sciences (Volume 2, Issue 3)
DOI	10.11648/j.hss.20140203.11
Page(s)	47-56
Creative Commons	This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, provided the original work is properly cited.
Copyright	Copyright © The Author(s), 2014. Published by Science Publishing Group

Keywords

Tourism Development, Optimal Locations, Accommodation Facilities, Catering Facilities, Semnan, GIS

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Issa Ebrahimzadeh

Faculty of Geography and Environmental Planning, University of Sistan and Baluchestan, Zahedan, Iran
Marzie Daraei

Young Researchers Club Member, Researcher in Geography and Urban-Tourism Planning, Zahedan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Zahedan, Iran

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Issa Ebrahimzadeh, Marzie Daraei. Analysis of Tourism Facilities’ Distribution and its Optimization Based upon Ashworth-Tunbridge and Getz Models Using GIS; Case Study: Semnan in Historical Silk Route. Humanit Soc Sci. 2014;2(3):47-56. doi: 10.11648/j.hss.20140203.11

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