Objective: The objective of the present study was to analyze and formulate sustainable rural tourism development planning patterns in Khabar village. Method: This study is applied-developmental in terms of its objective and descriptive-analytical in terms of its method. The statistical population of the study included all villagers of the Khabar tourism village in Baft county, numbering (756), of which 255 were selected as the sample size based on the stratified random sampling method and according to the Cochran formula. In order to collect data, a sustainable rural tourism development planning questionnaire was used. The validity and reliability of the questionnaire were measured as 0.93 and 0.90, respectively. To identify strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats, both external factor evaluation (EFE) and internal factor evaluation (IFE) matrices were used, and to identify sustainable rural tourism development planning patterns, a strategic planning model, the SWOT matrix, was used. Findings: The results indicate that considering the fact that the vulnerability level of villages is very high due to tourism development, planning and management in tourism is essential, considering the limited opportunities and high weaknesses. Conclusion: The tourism industry is one of the important sources of production, income, employment, and infrastructure creation for achieving sustainable development.
Ghafari,A. (2026). Analysis and development of sustainable rural tourism development planning models. (e242174). An approach in sociology and development, 1(4), e242174 doi: 10.22034/jasd.2026.575389.1026
MLA
Ghafari,A. . "Analysis and development of sustainable rural tourism development planning models" .e242174 , An approach in sociology and development, 1, 4, 2026, e242174. doi: 10.22034/jasd.2026.575389.1026
HARVARD
Ghafari A. (2026). 'Analysis and development of sustainable rural tourism development planning models', An approach in sociology and development, 1(4), e242174. doi: 10.22034/jasd.2026.575389.1026
CHICAGO
A. Ghafari, "Analysis and development of sustainable rural tourism development planning models," An approach in sociology and development, 1 4 (2026): e242174, doi: 10.22034/jasd.2026.575389.1026
VANCOUVER
Ghafari A. Analysis and development of sustainable rural tourism development planning models. An approach in sociology and development, 2026; 1(4): e242174. doi: 10.22034/jasd.2026.575389.1026