عنوان

Promoting Sustainable Desert Ecotourism Development in Saudi Arabia by Incorporating Design Guidelines for Families in Desert Environment

شماره

TLpq2476158284

زبان متن نوشتاري يا گفتاري و مانند آن

انگلیسی

عنوان اصلي

Promoting Sustainable Desert Ecotourism Development in Saudi Arabia by Incorporating Design Guidelines for Families in Desert Environment

نام عام مواد

[Thesis]

نام نخستين پديدآور

Alfadhli, Amirah

نام ساير پديدآوران

Zingoni, Milagros M. Z.

نام ناشر، پخش کننده و غيره

Arizona State University

تاریخ نشرو بخش و غیره

2020

نام خاص و کميت اثر

108

جزئيات پايان نامه و نوع درجه آن

M.S.D.

کسي که مدرک را اعطا کرده

Arizona State University

امتياز متن

2020

متن يادداشت

Ecotourism is defined as a traveling distance where tourist interact with environment and enjoy nature. It is a market segment in the tourism sector that can provide several benefits if managed properly. Although ecotourism can provide economic benefits for Saudi Arabia, there is not enough attention granted to ecotourism facilities and services in desert sites. The current study attempts to fill this gap by aiming to explore families' perceptions of environmental desert settings that support their ecotourism needs and to identify opportunities to develop services, expand activities areas, and infrastructures. Ultimately, this study addresses families' ecotourism needs for the promotion of sustainable desert ecotourism development that is inclusive to most Saudi tourists. This study uses qualitative research methods, including observations, surveys and interviews of families who have visited Saudi Arabian deserts between December 2019 and March 2020. The findings are analyzed and translated into a set of design guidelines for existing and for new sustainable ecotourist sites within Saudi Arabian desert environments. The implications of this study are two-fold: to (1) educate the design industry to take into account ecotourism visitors' perceptions of environmental settings and infrastructures needs without compromising its natural resources; and (2) highlight the value of sustainable ecotourism so that decision makers take an action to ensure stability of the growing market demand of desert tourism. This study concludes with a discussion of findings reached that can promote more sustainable ecotourism experiences at Saudi Arabian desert sites.

موضوع مستند نشده

Design

موضوع مستند نشده

Middle Eastern studies

موضوع مستند نشده

Recreation

مستند نام اشخاص تاييد نشده

Alfadhli, Amirah

مستند نام اشخاص تاييد نشده

Zingoni, Milagros M. Z.

نام الکترونيکي

فرمت انتشار

p

نوع ماده

[Thesis]

کد کاربرگه

276903

سطح دسترسي

a

تكميل شده

Y