International Journal of Management, IT and Engineering
  • Year: 2015
  • Volume: 5
  • Issue: 9

The role of slum tourism in regional development

  • Author:
  • Kamranyeganegi1, Zahra Mohamadi2
  • Total Page Count: 14
  • Page Number: 182 to 195

1Department of industrial engineering, zanjan branch, Islamic Azad University, Zanjaniran

2Department of urban engineering, Zanjan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Zanjan, Iran

Online published on 25 May, 2016.

Abstract

Today tourism is one of the most prevalent activities in cultural, economic, etc. sections. Tourism has many kinds. Slum tourism is of black tourisms that is popular in countries like India, Brazil, Kenya, etc. as a new kind of tourism that includes visiting slums and touching and feeling the conditions of poor people. This paper aims to determine the effects of tourism industry on the economy and culture, etc. on regional development by analyzing Slum tourism and the conversion of poverty and pollution in slums.

Keywords

Tourism Industry, Slum Tourism, Slum, Regional Development