Sustainable tourism development in village of Abyaneh using the System Dynamic approach

Rural tourism is one of the largest socio-economic-environmental issues to develop rural areas and address the problems of them. In our country, due to the increasing trend of rural destruction and the decline of agriculture, rural tourism development can contribute to the revival of these areas and will lead to sustainable development in rural areas.
Abyaneh is a village in Isfahan province and given the natural, historical and cultural attractions it is home to, it is counted as an important tourism destination; However due to some shortages, it appears that many tourism potentials of this village are not fully taken advantage of. Therefore, planning in a long-term vision with a sustainable approach considering income, cultural, social, and environmental goals in the same time seems important in this area. This paper is aimed at modelling and simulating the tourism system in village of Abyaneh using System Dynamics approach hoping to develop and investigate policies which best conduce to sustainable development considering economic, ecological, and cultural objectives simultaneously. The data needed are gathered from three groups of tourism industry experts, Abyaneh tourists and residents, as well as documents available in this field. Six different policies are evaluated on how to allocate funds to infrastructures, cultural services, health services, and handicrafts in the region. Results of analyzing different policies show that the best scenario which best fits the objectives of sustainable tourism development, would be spending the high proportion pf the development budget in improving the residential welfare infrastructures and road infrastructures, respectively.