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Received: 2024/03/6 | Accepted: 2024/05/23 | Published: 2024/05/21
Received: 2024/03/6 | Accepted: 2024/05/23 | Published: 2024/05/21
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Ghaderi E, Kamaladini N, Pourfaraj A, Kazemian Shirvan G. Eco-Agritourism and Protection of Urban Agricultural Heritage, with an Emphasis on the Iranian Garden Cities. GeoRes 2024; 39 (2) :187-198
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1- Department of Tourism Management, Faculty of Management and Accounting, Allameh Tabatabai University, Tehran, Iran
2- Department of Public Administration, Faculty of Management and Accounting, Allameh Tabatabai University, Tehran, Iran
2- Department of Public Administration, Faculty of Management and Accounting, Allameh Tabatabai University, Tehran, Iran
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Introduction: This essay aims to provide a theoretical explanation of the connection between the notions of ecotourism and agritourism within the framework of urban agricultural legacy. The research focused on the overall urban agricultural history, with a specific emphasis on Iranian garden cities. Urban agricultural heritages refer to specific places within urban environments where agriculture has been practiced historically. These sites possess significant biological, ecological, and economic value. However, they are currently facing the threat of annihilation.
Conclusion: By analyzing the viewpoints of experts, the research made progress towards answering its main question regarding the concept of urban eco-agritourism. However, it also encountered challenges in reconciling the conflicting definitions and components of ecotourism and agritourism with the concept of city and urban mass tourism. This article presents ways to resolve the apparent conflicts by utilizing experimental examples and established theoretical foundations. Consequently, urban eco-agritourism was elucidated as a viable approach to safeguard urban agricultural legacies.
Conclusion: By analyzing the viewpoints of experts, the research made progress towards answering its main question regarding the concept of urban eco-agritourism. However, it also encountered challenges in reconciling the conflicting definitions and components of ecotourism and agritourism with the concept of city and urban mass tourism. This article presents ways to resolve the apparent conflicts by utilizing experimental examples and established theoretical foundations. Consequently, urban eco-agritourism was elucidated as a viable approach to safeguard urban agricultural legacies.
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