The Role of Tourism in the Change of Housing Model in Rural Areas (Case study: Rezvanshar Region)

In the past, rural residential context was shaped largely as a result of continuous interaction or conflict among rural humans, environment and surroundings such as the use of local building materials appropriate to the climate and water resources compliance (rivers, streams and canals) and residential and commercial functions with a normal and endogenous developmental process. But in recent decades, rural housing model is quickly and rapidly changed because of urbanization and development of tourism activities under the influence of external factors. Tourist villages of Rezvanshar are not excepted from this, so that many changes have been occurred in rural housing. The aim of this present paper is to explain the change of housing pattern due to the interaction between tourists and villagers in the Rezvanshahr for answering this question that whether the new architectural model in the sample is in accordance with the requirements and satisfaction of rural communities? this descriptive-survey study was based on observation, interviews and completing questionnaires that 358 questionnaires were completed by households in the sample villages, 8 questionnaires were completed by state officials and all local administrators. Data were analyzed by t-test .The results of the data indicate that indigenous and traditional architecture is being destroyed and replaced by modern urban architecture. These results indicate that in the method of construction of new housing, strengthens and health components has positive impact on people satisfaction, but culturally, economically and functionally incompatible with the conditions of rural life