Indicators to measure impact and implementation of the development strategy (CDS) on the development of urban tourism, Case Study: City Chaboksar

In most cases, the objectives of the urban development strategy in developing countries, including Iran are: improving the management and urban governance, economic growth and urban employment, and the continuing decline of urban poverty. Accordingly, the purpose of this study is to assess the efficacy of the implementation of Indicators of Urban Development Strategy in integrated management of tourism development in Chaboksar. This study is practical and the method is descriptive - analytic in which data was collected through a survey using a questionnaire. The population in this study was 365 residents and 20 urban experts selected through random sampling.The results showed that the mean score obtained by measuring the performance of CDS indices in Chaboksar (management and good governance, banking, being livable and competitive), were 3.72 and 3.28 from the perspective of experts and citizens respectively, both of which were over the average mean.The findings indicated that preparing City Development Strategy(CDS),creating coordination on the elements affecting the city tourism planning system, attention to the integrated and efficient urban and tourism management system as well as promoting the level of citizen participation in the preparation and implementation of tourism projects are necessary.