Exploring the dynamics of creative tourism:A tourist-centric perspective to achieve economic sustainable development

作     者：ZOU Fuxia Atefeh AHMADI DEHRASHID Mehmet AKIF CIFCI Emrah ARSLAN Nina KHALIGHI ZOU Fuxia;Atefeh AHMADI DEHRASHID;Mehmet AKIF CIFCI;Emrah ARSLAN;Nina KHALIGH

作者机构：College of Tourism and Aviation ManagementHunan Women's UniversityChangsha 410004China Faculty of Natural ResourcesDepartment of ClimatologyUniversity of KurdistanSanandaj ***Iran Member of Department of Zrebar Lake Economic-social ResearchKurdistan Studies InstituteUniversity of KurdistanSanandaj ***Iran Department of Computer EngineeringBandirma Onyedi Eylul UniversityBalikesir 10200Türkiye Engineering and Informatics DepartmentKlaipėdos ValstybinėKolegija/Higher Education InstitutionKlaipeda 92294Lithuania Engineering and Informatics DepartmentKTO KaratayKonya 42020Türkiye Department of Urban Planning and DesignFaculty of Art and ArchitectureUniversity of KurdistanSanandaj ***Iran 

出 版 物：《Journal of Mountain Science》 (山地科学学报(英文))

年 卷 期：2025年第22卷第1期

页      面：278-295页

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学科分类：02[经济学] 0202[经济学-应用经济学] 020202[经济学-区域经济学] 

基　　金：supported by Exploring Visitor Satisfaction at Hunan's National Eco-Tourism Demonstration Zone in the Post-Pandemic Era:A Study(20YBA188) a project titled"Ecological and Limnological Study of the Zayibar International Wetland,Aiming to Provide Restoration Solutions"(S/01/9/10225),conducted at the Kurdistan Studies Research Institute,University of Kurdistan,in 2024 

主　　题：Creative tourism Tourism development Local and regional development Structural equation Iran 

摘      要：Creative tourism is a dynamic and innovative approach to tourism,which points out the importance of people s active participation and their immersion in such *** a vernacular context,it should attract people(local and tourists)attention to accomplish its main *** its rich cultural and natural assets,Kurdistan province faces several challenges that impact its tourism *** achieve that,the study uses quantitative approach to thoroughly analyze and evaluate the components of creative tourism in this *** research focuses on tourists who visited the province s ten towns during the spring and summer of *** collection utilized a Likert-scale questionnaire ranging fromvery goodtovery poor.The study employed a semistructured questionnaire developed through qualitative interviews alongside a researcher-made questionnaire validated by experts from the University of *** qualitative questionnaire achieved a high-reliability score of 93%using Cronbach s alpha ***-depth interviews and literary research were conducted to identify creative tourism components and indicators,informing the development of a quantitative *** analysis was performed using SPSS 20 and AMOS software to scrutinize the survey findings,providing insights into enhancing creative tourism strategies in Kurdistan *** results reveal the varying significance of these dimensions,with the cultural dimension identified as the most crucial(factor loading:0.95),followed by the social(0.92),economic(0.88),and managerial/political dimensions(0.83).The study highlights the importance of cultural planning,community engagement,and infrastructural support in fostering creative ***,it explores the impact of creative industries,such as music and arts rooted in Kurdish culture,on tourism *** diversification and spatialphysical considerations are critical factors in enhancing Kurdistan s appeal as a creative