Sustainable cultural heritage landscape: an imaginary journey inside the veins of deserts
IntroductionTravel narratives are very attractive sources that examine the destination from the point of view of tourists with different attitudes. A group of studies has been conducted on travel narratives, but this type of analysis has been done very little in Iran despite their potential.Methods1...
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| description | IntroductionTravel narratives are very attractive sources that examine the destination from the point of view of tourists with different attitudes. A group of studies has been conducted on travel narratives, but this type of analysis has been done very little in Iran despite their potential.Methods11 Persian qanats (PQs) have been recognized as UNESCO World Heritage sites. Visitors who explore the qanats as conduits of the desert have extraordinary experiences that can seem like captivating fiction. The main focus of the current research is on the narratives of tourists who have visited these PQs. Qualitative and narrative analysis methods were used to avoid relying on numerical data.ResultsThe study includes 30 participants who had visited the qanats and shared their travel stories. The study findings show that Persian qanats are a distinctive draw for foreign tourists that can leave a lasting impression.DiscussionThe PQs listed as a UNESCO World Heritage property are one of the unique attractions of Iran’s tourism, so far its tourism potential has been less noticed, and qanat tourism is a nascent branch of tourism in Iran. The narratives of travelers can be instrumental in promoting this invaluable groundwater engineering heritage. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4728c68a413b40f1822b1039f77e0c4d2023-09-29T06:20:17ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems2571-581X2023-09-01710.3389/fsufs.2023.12188811218881Sustainable cultural heritage landscape: an imaginary journey inside the veins of desertsHossein Mousazadeh0Kai Zhu1Amir Ghorbani2Farahnaz Akbarzadeh Almani3Maral Arabi4Fatemeh Parvar5Lóránt Dénes Dávid6Lóránt Dénes Dávid7Purdue University, Honors College, West Lafayette, IN, United StatesFaculty of Resources and Environmental Science, Hubei University, Wuhan, ChinaDepartment of Tourism, Faculty of Geographical Sciences and Planning, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, IranFaculty of Commerce, Hospitality and Tourism, Department of Tourism Management, Budapest Business University, Budapest, HungaryFaculty of Food Science and Nutrition, Poznan University of Life Sciences, Poznan, PolandDepartment of Management, Faculty of Economics and Adminstrative Sciences, University of Mazandaran, Babolsar, IranFaculty of Economics and Business, John von Neumann University, Kecskemet, HungaryInstitute of Rural Development and Sustainable Economy, Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Godollo, HungaryIntroductionTravel narratives are very attractive sources that examine the destination from the point of view of tourists with different attitudes. A group of studies has been conducted on travel narratives, but this type of analysis has been done very little in Iran despite their potential.Methods11 Persian qanats (PQs) have been recognized as UNESCO World Heritage sites. Visitors who explore the qanats as conduits of the desert have extraordinary experiences that can seem like captivating fiction. The main focus of the current research is on the narratives of tourists who have visited these PQs. Qualitative and narrative analysis methods were used to avoid relying on numerical data.ResultsThe study includes 30 participants who had visited the qanats and shared their travel stories. The study findings show that Persian qanats are a distinctive draw for foreign tourists that can leave a lasting impression.DiscussionThe PQs listed as a UNESCO World Heritage property are one of the unique attractions of Iran’s tourism, so far its tourism potential has been less noticed, and qanat tourism is a nascent branch of tourism in Iran. The narratives of travelers can be instrumental in promoting this invaluable groundwater engineering heritage.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fsufs.2023.1218881/fullsustainable cultural heritagesustainable developmentwater resources developmentwater resources heritagetravel narrativesQanat tourism |
| spellingShingle | Hossein Mousazadeh Kai Zhu Amir Ghorbani Farahnaz Akbarzadeh Almani Maral Arabi Fatemeh Parvar Lóránt Dénes Dávid Lóránt Dénes Dávid Sustainable cultural heritage landscape: an imaginary journey inside the veins of deserts Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems sustainable cultural heritage sustainable development water resources development water resources heritage travel narratives Qanat tourism |
| title | Sustainable cultural heritage landscape: an imaginary journey inside the veins of deserts |
| title_full | Sustainable cultural heritage landscape: an imaginary journey inside the veins of deserts |
| title_fullStr | Sustainable cultural heritage landscape: an imaginary journey inside the veins of deserts |
| title_full_unstemmed | Sustainable cultural heritage landscape: an imaginary journey inside the veins of deserts |
| title_short | Sustainable cultural heritage landscape: an imaginary journey inside the veins of deserts |
| title_sort | sustainable cultural heritage landscape an imaginary journey inside the veins of deserts |
| topic | sustainable cultural heritage sustainable development water resources development water resources heritage travel narratives Qanat tourism |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fsufs.2023.1218881/full |
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