Revista de investigación turística y hotelería

The Environmental Quality Assessment Based on Expected and Comprehended Indicators in Coastal Area of Ramsar- Iran

Sajjad Aliupoureshliki, Bahram Abedini Angerabi, Hossein Jonosh Farahani and Shirin Kamali Rad

The Environmental Quality Assessment Based on Expected and Comprehended Indicators in Coastal Area of Ramsar- Iran

The main object of this paper is evaluating the qualitative indicators of the coastal areas with tourism functions and providing a pattern based on perception and expectation of individuals. According to this, qualitative indicators of the environment were evaluated by the users and compared to their expected indicators and the differences in their significance were analyzed. For achieving to this goal, by use of systematic sampling method, 304 questionnaires were distributed among sea coastal tourists and after gathering the data, they were analyzed.