An analysis of the Importance of Environmental Quality Components from the Perspective of Tourists (Case Study: Isfahan Metropolis)

Document Type : Origional Article

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1 Professor, Department of Geography and Urban Planning, Faculty of Geographical Sciences and Planning, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran

2 PhD Student in Geography and Urban Planning, Faculty of Geographical Sciences and Planning, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran

3 PhD Student in Geography and Rural Planning, Faculty of Geographical Sciences and Planning, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran

Abstract

Today, planners believe that environmental quality is a key concept for regional and social planning and is associated with concepts such as quality of life, diversity of social space, physical characteristics, activities, spatial dependencies, and urban identity. Therefore, improving the quality of the environment has become one of the main goals of policy makers and urban planners. The purpose of this study is to investigate the importance of environmental quality components from the perspective of tourists in Isfahan metropolis. The research method in this study is descriptive-analytical and the data are prepared by survey method. The statistical population of this study includes tourists of Isfahan metropolis, which using a Cochran''s formula, a sample of 384 people was randomly selected and studied. This number was questioned through a questionnaire whose validity was tested using Cronbach''s alpha method. In this study, in order to analyze the data, the statistical approach of structural equation modeling (SEM) and the second-order five-factor confirmatory factor analysis test were used. The final results obtained from the elimination of the effects of measurement errors in the structural equation modeling approach, indicate the effectiveness of the evaluation of the tourist community of environmental quality, respectively, environmental, aesthetic and formal, semantic and perceptual dimensions, and finally functional and activity.

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Journal of Sustainable Urban & Regional Development Studies (JSURDS)
Volume 1, Issue 1 - Serial Number 1
December 2020
Pages 1-21

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  • Receive Date: 30 October 2020
  • Revise Date: 26 December 2020
  • Accept Date: 10 January 2021

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