An investigation in level of local community education on sustainable tourism development: The case of Uraman Takht in Iran

Abstract

Today tourism is known as one of the most dynamic economic activities and it plays an important role in sustainable local development. The local community participation in the tourism sector is key to sustainable tourism development which it forms is a suitable context for the use of tourism. Therefore, education is an essential need to increase the community-understanding role of their effective participation. There is a direct relationship between tourism and education, and this relationship requires more commitment to sustainable development. Uraman County is a large region in the provinces of Kurdistan and Kermanshah in the western part of Iran from West enters Iraq. Uraman Takht is a collection of five villages that is part of the city of Sarvabad in Kurdistan Province and is one of the typical tourist areas. This study evaluates the level of education of the people of Uraman in relation to local sustainable tourism development. The aim of this study is to identify the capacities and roots of, Therefore, a survey form designed to collect primary data from the target group and analyzed with SPSS Software. The findings indicate that sustainable tourism with an average indicator (2.64) because the obtained average is considered below average (3), indicating a low level of education in tourism in Uraman. The second indicator is the level of knowledge and awareness of people about sustainable tourism with an average (3.22) because the average obtained is considered to be above average (3) indicates the level of knowledge and awareness about tourism. The last indicator is tourism economic, social and environmental changes, with an average (3.78) the average obtained is considered too moderate and close to 3 then the changes showing in various dimensions of tourism.