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    Integrated Coastal Tourism Zone Management (ICTZM) as a basis for sustainable development of the south coastline of the Caspian Sea

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    635-646<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: " times="" new="" roman";mso-ansi-language:en"="" lang="EN">Present study consists an Integrated Coastal Tourism Zone Management (ICTZM) plan regarded simultaneously social, cultural and economical criteria along with spatial planning in terms of environmental capabilities to overcome the various problems., Areas with tourism potentiality owing less<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: " times="" new="" roman";mso-ansi-language:en"="" lang="EN"> environmental vulnerability<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: " times="" new="" roman";mso-ansi-language:en"="" lang="EN"> were identified using Fuzzy and Boolean logics in the environment of IDRISI KILIMANJARO Software. Thereafter a strategic planning for tourism management was presented for the selected zones using SWOT Method. Based on the country’s macro policies for tourism industry, an Integrated Coastal Tourism Zone Management (ICTZM) framework was provided in the form of a conceptual model. Results revealed that the main strategy to implement the sustainable coastal tourism in the study area should be based on a conservative approach and<span style="mso-ansi-language: EN" lang="EN"> after the<span style="mso-ansi-language: EN" lang="EN"> improvement in the conditions; the development and construction strategy can be executed in the coastal zone. </span
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