The Role of Local Policymaking in the Development of Tourism Businesses in Coastal Villages of Chabahar Township | ||
| برنامه ریزی توسعه کالبدی | ||
| Volume 12, Issue 3 - Serial Number 39, December 2026, Pages 123-144 PDF (1.77 M) | ||
| Document Type: Research Paper | ||
| DOI: 10.30473/psp.2026.76377.2793 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Hamidreza Lashkari* 1; Reyhaneh Soltani Moghaddas2; Hossein Rahimi3 | ||
| 1PhD student, Department of Geography, Payame Noor University, Tehran, Iran. | ||
| 22. Associate Professor, Department of Geography, Faculty of Law and Social Sciences, Payam Noor University, Tehran, Iran | ||
| 3Assistant Professor, Department of Geography, Faculty of Law and Social Sciences, Payam Noor University, Tehran, Iran. | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Local policymaking, as one of the fundamental pillars of modern governance and sustainable development, focuses on designing and implementing public programs within a specific geographical area while emphasizing the unique needs, priorities, and capacities of that region. At the same time, rural tourism is considered a key strategy for achieving sustainable development, generating employment, reducing poverty, controlling excessive migration, and revitalizing the cultural and environmental dimensions of rural areas. In this regard, tourism can serve as a major economic driving force for local communities. Consequently, local policymaking plays a decisive role in guiding, facilitating, and ensuring the sustainability of rural tourism business development. The present study aims to investigate the role of local policymaking in the development of tourism businesses in the coastal villages of Chabahar Township. In terms of purpose, the research is applied, and methodologically, it adopts a descriptive–analytical approach based on documentary, library-based, and field studies. The statistical population includes academic experts, executive managers, and residents of the coastal villages of Chabahar Township. Data analysis was conducted using SPSS and ArcGIS software, along with SWARA and EDAS models, as well as one-sample t-tests, Pearson correlation, and linear regression analysis. The findings indicate that the status of local policymaking across all dimensions—including economic, social, historical–cultural, managerial–institutional, spatial–physical, and environmental dimensions—is unfavorable and significantly below the standard level. In terms of prioritization, institutional–managerial indicators at the micro level and national-level indicators at the macro scale received the highest weights and importance, whereas environmental indicators ranked lowest. Furthermore, the results of the EDAS model revealed that the villages of Ramin and Tis are in relatively better condition regarding tourism development compared to Pasabandar and Beris villages. The findings clearly demonstrate the existence of structural weaknesses and the absence of an integrated framework for local tourism development policymaking in the study area. Weak inter-organizational coordination, inefficient local institutions, and insufficient financial resources are identified as the main barriers to achieving sustainable tourism development in these coastal villages. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Local policymaking; tourism business; tourism development; coastal villages; Chabahar Township | ||
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