Environmental Impact Assessment of Urban Recreation (Case Study: Morvarid Tourism Area of Neka)

With the increase in population and the reduction of citizens' access to open and natural environments, the need to circulate and recreate urban sprawl is felt more and more. The tourism industry has several advantages. One of these benefits is the industry's remarkable role in improving the economic and social conditions of the people. Tourism is conducted in the natural, cultural and social environment, and has many and varied impacts that impact on the environment is one of them. If tourism development does not develop on the basis of environmental and sustainable development, over time, many negative impacts on the environment will be generated and destroyed. Environmental impact assessment studies are among the ways to identify potential impacts of development and reduction of environmental disruptions and ensure the sustainability of tourism development. One of the most common methods for assessing environmental impacts is the Leopold matrix. The effects of project implementation were identified in two phases of construction and operation. The effects checklist was also analyzed. The results of the research showed that the project, both in the construction phase and in the exploitation phase, has no negative outcomes with a mean score of 1/3, as a result of the development of the Nevada pearl tourism area taking into account environmental considerations and negative impact reduction strategies, poorly approved.