Conceptual Model of Sustainable Development of Cultural Tourism With a Hybrid Approach

Abstract

In this study, an attempt has been made to systematically review the findings of the studies conducted by other researchers in the field of sustainable development studies of cultural tourism using an interpretive approach and a systematic meta-combination method. Then, based on the hidden content analysis strategy, the extracted codes are identified in the form of categories. Finally, the authors present a conceptual model. In this research, valid scientific databases were reviewed, and selected articles were identified using CASP criteria. Based on this, 104 primary codes in the form of 29 categories of primary and secondary categories are identified, and the four central codes are components, effective factors, consequences, and challenges of sustainable development of cultural tourism. Also, a conceptual model of sustainable development of cultural tourism and tourist destinations in need was presented. Finally, the validity of the research results with Kappa Cohen index in SPSS software was confirmed based on the opinions of experts outside the authors of the research with a size of 0.712.