Assessment of Geomorphotourism potentials in Awramanat region using the scientific value and added value Methods (Model’s Reynard et al.)

Abstract

Rapid and increasing development of tourism industry in recent years has attracted the attention of many people in the world to it which is divided into important and various subsections such as tourism based on rare and intact geomorphological phenomena (geotourism and Geomorphotourism). Some studies have been conducted over the last two decades to assess the quality of geologic and geomorphologic heritage. In this study ,while investigating the geomorphological potentials of Awramanat region, it have been noted the ecological, aesthetic, cultural, economic and historical criteria in the capacity of the region by using scientific value and added value methods (model’s Reynard et al.). Results show that among two criteria of scientific value and added value, scientific value of Awramanat region’s Geomorphosites has gained more scores comparing to added value and also the criteria of being rare with the score of 0.76 and being specialized with the score of 0.71 are truly the maximum amounts. Protection criterion (0.65) and ancient geography (0.51) have obtained the lowest score. Considering the fact that some properties of Awramanat region are unique in local and international scale and to some extents even in global levels and the indices of being rare and being intact proves this case but unfortunately it is weak with regard to welfare and communicational facilities to some extent. At the end it is recommended that more attention is given to Awramanat region because little attention has been given to the economical capacity of the above region and it shows a little percentage.