1Geography and Tourism Planning, Islamic Azad University, Central Tehran Branch, Tehran, Iran
2Department of Geography, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Poonack, Hesarack, Tehran, Iran
3Faculty of Geography, Central Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
*Correspondence to E-mail: zarzjani@yahoo.com
Online published on 31 March, 2014.
Rapid urbanization and geographical patterns in recent decades have encouraged tourism as one of the biggest industry and the most important goal for many countries. Due to this reason in recent years, tourism and recreational places have been considered enough importance. In this discussion, the potentiality of Lavasan city has been considered in developing tourism industry. The aim of this investigation includes studying and describing the potential and some eco-tourism options to develop eco-tourism and geo-tourism in Lavasan. GIS and standards of International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) were used for evaluation followed by short analysis.
Natural potential, tourism, IUCN, Lavasan city, Iran
