health tourism in iran: a path towards sustainable develop­ment

Development Strategy of Health Tourism in Iran

Introduction: Iran has considerable potentials for growth of health tourism. However, they have not been properly realized towards national development.This paper has attempted to prioritize the development strategies of health tourism in Iran which has been conducted on the hospitals of Tehran. Methods: This study is a descriptive-analytical research. It...

A framework for implementing sustainable tourism in national parks of Iran: development and use of sustainable tourism indica-tors in Boujagh National Park, Iran

Despite the fact that national parks and other protected areas are mostly adopting the sustainable development process, it was found that sustainability has yet to be perceived pragmatically in these areas. Due to its process, this paper presents a monitoring framework approach to develop and implement indicators for sustainable tourism. To illustrate the application of the framework, a set of ...

The Factors in Development of Health Tourism in Iran

Introduction: Health tourism refers to any type of travelling seeking improvement of health condition. It can be treated like a national strategy toward increase of national income. The present study is an attempt to survey the factors in development of health tourism in Iran. Methods: The study is an analytical research and data used in the study were gl...

Gis in Sustainable Tourism Development

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the World Tourism Organization (WTO) define sustainable tourism as a “„Tourism that takes full account of its current and future economic, social and environmental impacts, addressing the needs of visitors, the industry, the environment and host communities”. It requires informed participation of relevant stakeholders and strong political lead...

Sustainable Development and Environmental Health Literacy in Iran

Varieties of Pollution Prevention : a Path towards Sustainable Development?

Since the late eighties pollution prevention or waste minimization has become a concept which is extensively used to influence the behavior of companies towards a more environmentally friendly direction. Environmental policy previously used to lead mainly to end-of-pipe solutions. Pollution prevention (policies) on the other hand aims at minimizing waste and emissions by reduction at the source...