The Role of Rural-Urban Relationships in Rural Tourism Development The case study: Golbahar District-Chenaran County

The rural-urban relationships have a considerable effect on rural settlements. Cities are centers of capital accumulation and social flows. In contrast, rural settlements are also considered as tourism centers of urban residents as it provides an opportunity to use rural natural potentials which bring economic prosperity and development for them. In this research, it has been used descriptive–analytical method. The sample population includes 165 households using Cochran method. It has been used structural model and path analysis to analyze the relationships among variables and also to identify the affecting aspects of rural-urban relationships on rural tourism. The results of path analysis model indicate that increasing rural-urban relationships have led to the development of second homes, jobs and economic development in rural settlements and play an important role in increasing their satisfactions as well.