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An Analysis of Good Governance Role on Sustainable Tourism Revenues (Case: City of Masjedseleyman) digitales archiv ZBW – Leibniz-Informationszentrum Wirtschaft ZBW – Leibniz Information Centre for Economics Shamai, Ali Article An analysis of good governance role on sustainable tourism revenues (case: city of MasjedSeleyman) Provided in Cooperation with: Iran Urban Economics Scientific Association, Tehran This Version is available at: http://hdl.handle.net/11159/2775 Kontakt/Contact ZBW – Leibniz-Informationszentrum Wirtschaft/Leibniz Information Centre for Economics Düsternbrooker Weg 120 24105 Kiel (Germany) E-Mail: [email protected] https://www.zbw.eu/econis-archiv/ Standard-Nutzungsbedingungen: Terms of use: Dieses Dokument darf zu eigenen wissenschaftlichen Zwecken This document may be saved and copied for your personal und zum Privatgebrauch gespeichert und kopiert werden. Sie and scholarly purposes. 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Urban Economics and Management, 6(4(24)), 477-496. www.iueam.ir Indexed in: ISC, EconLit, Econbiz, SID, EZB, GateWay-Bayern, RICeST, Magiran, Civilica, Google Scholar, Noormags, Ensani ISSN: 2345-2870 An Analysis of Good Governance Role on Sustainable Tourism Revenues (Case: City of Masjed Seleyman) Ali Shamai* Associate Professor, Department of Geography and Urban Planning, Faculty of Geographical Sciences, Kharazmi University, Tehran, Iran Saeid Yousofi Babadi Master in Geography and Urban Planning, Faculty of Geographical Sciences, Kharazmi University, Tehran, Iran Received: 2017/09/02 Accepted: 2018/06/09 Abstract: Various strategies have been proposed to promote sustainable incomes through good urban governance. One of the good strategies for good urban governance is the development of sustainable tourism in order to achieve sustainable urban incomes. Tourism as the second industry plays an important role in the cycle of economic activity, employment development, currency and tax revenue, and compensation for the lack of credit for other sectors of the economy in small and medium-sized cities. The purpose of this research is to analyze the role of good urban governance in promoting sustainable urban tourism through tourism in Masjed Soleyman city. The method of this research is mixed-exploratory and according to the data, it is quantitative and qualitative research and data access method is documentary and survey. The population of the sample is 30 urban experts and the sampling method is selective and targeted. In order to analyze the data, inferential statistics (sample t-test) was used in SPSS software and also for weighting the variables considered by multi-criteria decision-making models ANP and Super Decision Downloaded from iueam.ir at 15:30 +0330 on Tuesday January 22nd 2019 software were used. The findings indicate that among the good urban governance variables that have an impact on sustainable urban incomes, the indicators for equipping the infrastructure, and facilities for attracting private investment in tourism is the most important and the index of equality of all shareholders against the benefits and plans of tourism development, has taken the lowest weight. The analytical results of the study of good urban governance variables that could be effective in increasing sustainable urban tourism through tourism have not been considered. The reasons for this unsatisfactory state of tourism infrastructure are inadequate facilities for attracting private sector investment (with a score of 0.132), lack of incentives for private sector investors in tourism (0.98), weakness in integrated urban management, including tourism development policies and lack of sufficient supervision over the performance of urban management and local institutions (0.016). Keywords: good urban governance, sustainable revenue, tourism industry, Masjed Seoleyman JEL Classification: O18, P25, N15, L83 * Corresponding author: [email protected] 478____________________________________________________ Urban Economics and Management 1- Introduction the hypothesis that if good urban governance Municipalities and city management indicators are well implemented, sustainable in the cities of Iran, especially in small urban incomes are realized. Most scholars and medium-sized cities, are faced with have introduced good urban governance numerous income sources, income criteria, including partnership, transparency, inadequacies and economic problems. rule of law, accountability, justice, The urban governance structure, including responsibility, efficiency and effectiveness small and medium-sized cities, has not (UNFPA1, 2008). The implementation of been able to generate enough income good urban governance in developing from its sources of income, given its countries (including Iran) is always faced widespread income sources. One of the with many problems, which has resulted strategies of urban management is to in many negative consequences (Movahed, develop tourism activities and smooth the et al., 2014). Urban governance is done flow of the economic cycle through the through the organization of resources and establishment of tourism activities and factors to meet the needs of the city’s spending leisure time. Tourism development, residents, including planning, implementation, in addition to developing socio-cultural supervision, control and guidance, and interactions, has a significant contribution social capital (Sarafi & Abdolahi, 2008). to the prosperity of the city’s economic Therefore, one of the most important cycle and the improvement of urban goals of urban management is to promote quality and vitality. Tourism development sustainable incomes for different groups can play a significant role in impoverishment and communities and sustainable urban and socio-economic development of development (Saeidniya, 2003). Sources cities. Especially, if it combines with of sustainable urban revenues are diverse, diplomacy and good oversight of urban including: income from value added tax, management in attracting foreign tourists renovation dues , vehicle tolls, travel and to attract foreign tourists, it can be postage fees, company and license fees, Downloaded from iueam.ir at 15:30 +0330 on Tuesday January 22nd 2019 effective in promoting the level of urban licensing fees, car screening charges, culture and civilization. Therefore, the official documentary fees, tolls on correction and review of the structure of unmovable transactions, the cost of waste the management system in cities with collection services, revenues from urban good urban governance is one of the parking lots, and most importantly tolls imperatives of urban management in due to the arrival and departure of tourists order to promote sustainable incomes. and the extensive expanses of this activity One of the most proposed approaches in that can be achieved by managing a good urban optimal management is good urban urban management in income generation, governance. This approach determines distribution of income and consumption. how organizations decisions and citizen How to provide sustainable urban interactions can be made to bring more financial resources is one of the most benefits to the city and its inhabitants. important problems facing urban Good governance often involves the politicians and planners. Meanwhile, one mechanisms and processes through which of the most sustainable sources of urban organizations and people interests are fairly provided. This research is based on 1- United Nations Population Fund An Analysis of Good Governance Role on Sustainable Tourism Revenues … ______________ 479 income in many cities around the world cooperation, the establishment of socio- that can be achieved through good urban cultural and economic interaction with governance is tourism. Sustainable tourism neighboring countries and the world, the has an important role in sustainable urban introduction of tourist attractions, the incomes. By increasing the need for invitation to other countries to enter the public services in cities and the financial country and mutual respect for cultures. constraints of the municipalities on the Due to the variety of native attractions, other hand, this challenge is rising every cities are the main focus of social, day (Khmel & Zhao, 2016). UN-HABITAT cultural and economic activities and one defines sustainable earnings as maximum of the most important destinations for income available over a period, ensuring tourists (Rahnamayi & Keshavarz, 2011). the creation of the same level of income Urban tourism has often been taken into in the future period, when the economic consideration in order to improve the system faces resource, labor, production quality of life in local communities and capital, and natural capital constraints has become increasingly important in the
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