THE IMPACT OF IMPLEMENTING TOURISM DEVELOPMENT PLANS ON THE ENVIRONMENT (CASE STUDY OF NATURAL RESERVES IN NAJAF GOVERNORATE)
Shyma Essa Jassim , Institute of Najaf Technical, Al-Furat Al-Awsat Technical University, Al-Najaf 31001, IraqAbstract
The research aims to know the impact of implementing tourism development plans on the natural reserve environment in Najaf Governorate. The tourism industry is one of the most important economic activities in the contemporary world, and it is one of the sources of income and a strong driver of its economic dimensions. It represents one of the tributaries of increasing economic growth, providing job opportunities, and solving the unemployment problem that most countries suffer from, including Iraq. Therefore, building foundations for comprehensive spatial development in unexploited natural areas is necessary, which helps develop plans for future tourism development to invest them environmentally and touristically. The city of Najaf has elements of tourist attractions, such as natural geographical phenomena. Still, it has yet to receive the required and appropriate attention, and tourism development faces many challenges. Based on all of this, the research problem emerged to determine the type of relationship between the research variables, which are tourism development plans, which are the independent variable, and the extent of their impact on the environment of natural reserves in Najaf Governorate, which is the dependent variable. Natural reserves are essential for preserving biological diversity, reducing the risk of extinction of threatened species, and ensuring ecosystem services. The researcher followed a methodology based on repeated field visits to the reserve and conducting personal interviews with its officials. The research sample included officials from the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment and several officials from Najaf Governorate. Among the most prominent results reached by the research is the importance of implementing tourism development plans as a mechanism through which the potential of the natural region can be exploited, contributing to its environmental and tourist development. The researcher reached a set of results and recommendations that would contribute to improving the environmental performance of the reserve.
Keywords
Tourism Development Plans, tourism industry, increasing economic growth
References
Ibrahim, Muhammad Ibrahim Muhammad, Natural Reserves and Biodiversity in Egypt, Assiut Journal of Environmental Studies - Issue 19.
Al-Ansari, Ali Raouf, Tourism in Iraq and its Role in Development and Reconstruction, First Edition, Hadi Press, Beirut, Lebanon, 2008.
Bakri, Raafat Abdel Raouf Muhammad, Developing the Foundations of Recreational Tourism Development Plans in the Red Sea and South Sinai Sector in Light of Recent International Changes 2020.
Al-Hassan, Jassim Kazim Abdul, The Volcanic Sea of Najaf, Lark for Philosophy, Linguistics and Social Sciences, Issue Fifteen, Sixth, 2014.
Al-Hadwa, Susan Andre Saba, Tourism Development and the Role of the Local Community (Case Study of Beit Jala City), Master's Thesis, Al-Quds University 2018.
Al-Khafaji, Sarhan Naim, The Volcanic Sea of Najaf Depression, Uruk for Humanities, Volume 7, Issue 3, Year 2014.
Khalaf, Hussein Munim, Tourism Planning and Its Impact on Religious Tourism (Najaf Governorate, Case Study), Middle Euphrates University, Moein Magazine, Issue Seven, 2021.
Al-Dulaimi, Safaa Jassim, Sadiq Naghamish Jassim, Spatial analysis of promising natural reserves in the desert of Muthanna Governorate, Al-Qadisiyah Journal of Humanities, Volume (23), Issue (1), Year 2020.
Al-Zamili, Ayed Jassim, Muthanna Fadhel Ali, Natural components of Najaf Governorate and proposed possibilities for investing and developing tourism, University of Kufa, College of Arts.
Zarqa, Hanadi, Natural reserves, their importance, places of their existence.
Samia, Ahmed Meli, The importance of tourism planning in developing the tourism sector, a case study of Algeria, Journal of Commercial Research and Studies, Volume 4, Issue 2, 2020.
Salman, Alia Hussein, Environmental characteristics (natural and biological) in the Najaf Sea Depression and the possibility of investing in establishing a nature reserve, Journal of Dhi Qar Arts, 2019.
Al-Shadidi, Hussein Ahmed, Researcher Maryam Mudhar Abdul Hadi, The tourist spatial environment of Najaf Governorate - An investment planning vision, Issue 57, 2020, Center for Urban and Regional Planning for Graduate Studies, University of Baghdad.
Abbas, Zahraa Suwaid Faisal, Planning, Development and Tourism Research, University of Babylon, College of Education for Humanities.
Omar et al., Asmaa Mahfouz, The role of tourism planning in achieving sustainable tourism development in Wadi El Rayan Protected Area, International Journal of Heritage, Tourism, and Hospitality, Volume Eleven, Issue (1/1), March 2017, issued by
Article Statistics
Downloads
Copyright License
Copyright (c) 2024 Shyma Essa Jassim
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.