Identifying and Prioritizing The Role of Airport Cities in Urban Development and Tourism Industry in Imam Khomeini Airport
Journal Title: Urban Strategic Thought - Year 2024, Vol 2, Issue 2
Abstract
Introduction: Air transportation has caused a significant development within the range of tourist destinations in the whole world and as a result plays an important role in defining the dimensions and quality of global tourism. The main issue is how the development of infrastructure and urban services around Imam Khomeini airport can play an effective role in enhancing the tourism industry and promoting urban development. Considering that airport cities are known as symbols of a city or as a landmark within the country, the desirability of service facilities and tourism facilities and leisure time available in them indicates the socio-cultural, economic and even political status of a country. In our country, most foreign tourists enter the country through air borders, among which the contribution of Imam Khomeini Airport City is very significant. Imam Khomeini Airport City, which is located in the capital city, will accommodate many new business and service activities, as well as leisure and tourism for the citizens of Tehran. The expansion of foreign tourism is one of the ways to earn foreign currency and also to introduce local culture to foreign tourists in this regard, the development of Imam Khomeini International Airport and the development of an airport city have become more necessary and require hardware and software components to meet potential tourism demands. The Purpose of the Research: The main purpose of the present research was to explain and rank the role of airport cities in urban development and tourism industry in Imam Khomeini Airport. Designing airport cities based on modern scientific approaches and integrated styles of adapted and native architecture in modern or developing countries as one of the indicators of development in human societies, has always been and will be considered by the world's governing and functional institutions. On the other hand, paying attention to the texture of airport cities can have different effects on macro variables such as urban development and tourism industry. Identification method: The current research method is based on the purpose of applied research and based on the method of data collection, it is considered a mixed method (combination of qualitative and quantitative analysis). Findings and Discussion: The present study, using mixed research methods (quantitative and qualitative), seeks to identify the elements of an airport city and finally design a mixed model of the impact of an airport city on urban development. In this regard, a field study has been carried out by conducting interviews and designing and distributing paired comparison questionnaires among the experts of Imam Khomeini Airport. The data have been ranked using Excel and Expert Choice software and content analysis technique and hierarchical analysis process. Conclusion: Due to the characteristics such as flexibility, diversification and pluralism and due to changes in different levels of demand, destination and market, mass tourism has increased. According to the forecasts, in the near future, it is considered as the dominant flow of tourism. The growth of different types of tourism in the form of spatial patterns of urban tourism, nature tourism, rural tourism and nomadic tourism during the last two decades is a proof of this claim. Considering that in the post-modern era and the development of "new tourism" tourists are always looking for experiences, one of the places that is included among the tourist attractions is airport cities. Development of accommodation and hospitality centers, stores and shopping centers, holding special educational and industrial tours inside airports and creating entertainment and recreational parks within the airport cities, which are aimed at spending the leisure time of passengers, visitors and clients. It can promote different types of tourism in most of the world's airport cities, due to the lack of land and geographical location, the types of tourism do not have much diversity and mostly commercial tourism, shopping tourism, food and beverage tourism and cultural tourism are developed. It can be said its spatial pattern is urban tourism. Imam Khomeini Airport City is one of the few airport cities in the world that has the opportunity to develop more than 12 types of tourism including industrial tourism, heritage tourism (cultural-historical), scientific-educational tourism, religious tourism, natural resources tourism, commercial tourism, and so on. Imam Khomeini Airport City has special facilities for the supply of tourism products.
Authors and Affiliations
Sara Najizadeh, Hossein Zabihi, Hamid Majedi
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- DOI 10.30479/ust.2024.20637.1151
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