Sustainable Tourism and Empowering Nomadic People: An Integration of Rural/Nomadic Tourism, Agro-tourism, Eco-tourism, and Sustainable Development Principles View Digital Media

Focused Discussion
Mozhgan Hassani Kouchaki  

Nomadic people tend to change their settlements based on the needs of livestock since this is the only income resource they might have. This is what has sometimes made them vulnerable economically. The extent to which they tend to leave their lands seeking new opportunities in the cities. Boshrooye in the South Khorasan state of Iran is no exception. In this project, environmental, socio-cultural, and economic systems are being considered to develop sustainable tourism assisting local people and persuading them to stay. Hereby local people have been engaged in projects to showcase their daily routines, provide organic products, offer co-living residences, etc. to welcome the tourists. A few projects have been defined, constructed, and executed as development catalysts. In doing so, analytical and descriptive research methods are used. After the secondary research, the primary research is based on visiting and analyzing similar projects, group discussions, socio-economic surveys, and interviews.