Walking,as the main mode of soft mobility,has become an integral aspect of urban tourism.The development of pedestrian tourist routes plays a crucial role in enhancing the positive walking experience in urban tourist ...Walking,as the main mode of soft mobility,has become an integral aspect of urban tourism.The development of pedestrian tourist routes plays a crucial role in enhancing the positive walking experience in urban tourist destinations.This research employs a hybrid multi-criteria decision-making(MCDM)with GIS to rank street segments,establishing walking-oriented tourist paths in Shiraz’s historic district,Iran.The initial steps involve identifying pivotal criteria through literature reviews and expert surveys.The Analytical Hierarchy Process(AHP)establishes criteria and sub-criteria weights using input from 30 experts.The Technique for Order Preference by Similarity to Ideal Solution(TOPSIS)then prioritizes street segments based on sub-criteria such as traffic safety,image ability and heritage assets,security,land use and activity,accessibility,comfort and convenience,and human scale.Furthermore,a Space Syntax analysis(SSA)is conducted to evaluate the morphology of the street network in the study area and identify streets with potential for pedestrian movement.By integrating these analyses,a prime corridor for a pedestrian tourist route is identified.This study offers planners and policymakers a valuable tool for pre-investment decision-making,aiding the promotion of walkability in tourist-centric areas.展开更多
A set of major disruptive political,socio-economic,technological,and ecological trends presents serious issues for tourism policy makers,regulators,and operators alike.In this turbulent context,how best to attempt to ...A set of major disruptive political,socio-economic,technological,and ecological trends presents serious issues for tourism policy makers,regulators,and operators alike.In this turbulent context,how best to attempt to predict tourist behaviours?In tourism research the dominant rationalistic approach to decision-making does provide some useful insights across tourism choice.However,it seems increasingly less suited to the often relatively unplanned,hedonic,opportunistic,and impulsive decision-making that often characterises tourists’behaviours on-site within a destination,and more generally to the behaviours of Generation Y and Generation Z.More generally,it is arguable that rational models of motivation and decision-making systematically underestimate the importance of affective processes in tourists’behaviours.In this paper,we explore the implications of employing a much more naturalistic approach to decision-making at both the policy level and at the frontline of tourism operations.展开更多
文摘Walking,as the main mode of soft mobility,has become an integral aspect of urban tourism.The development of pedestrian tourist routes plays a crucial role in enhancing the positive walking experience in urban tourist destinations.This research employs a hybrid multi-criteria decision-making(MCDM)with GIS to rank street segments,establishing walking-oriented tourist paths in Shiraz’s historic district,Iran.The initial steps involve identifying pivotal criteria through literature reviews and expert surveys.The Analytical Hierarchy Process(AHP)establishes criteria and sub-criteria weights using input from 30 experts.The Technique for Order Preference by Similarity to Ideal Solution(TOPSIS)then prioritizes street segments based on sub-criteria such as traffic safety,image ability and heritage assets,security,land use and activity,accessibility,comfort and convenience,and human scale.Furthermore,a Space Syntax analysis(SSA)is conducted to evaluate the morphology of the street network in the study area and identify streets with potential for pedestrian movement.By integrating these analyses,a prime corridor for a pedestrian tourist route is identified.This study offers planners and policymakers a valuable tool for pre-investment decision-making,aiding the promotion of walkability in tourist-centric areas.
文摘A set of major disruptive political,socio-economic,technological,and ecological trends presents serious issues for tourism policy makers,regulators,and operators alike.In this turbulent context,how best to attempt to predict tourist behaviours?In tourism research the dominant rationalistic approach to decision-making does provide some useful insights across tourism choice.However,it seems increasingly less suited to the often relatively unplanned,hedonic,opportunistic,and impulsive decision-making that often characterises tourists’behaviours on-site within a destination,and more generally to the behaviours of Generation Y and Generation Z.More generally,it is arguable that rational models of motivation and decision-making systematically underestimate the importance of affective processes in tourists’behaviours.In this paper,we explore the implications of employing a much more naturalistic approach to decision-making at both the policy level and at the frontline of tourism operations.
