THE URBAN PROFILES OF PEACE TOURISM IN ARAB CITIES: OPPORTUNITIES FOR CHANGE TOWARDS SUSTAINABILITY. CASE STUDY: AS-SALT (JORDAN) AND CONSTANTINE (ALGERIA) CITIES

Geo Journal of Tourism and Geosites

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Foued BENGHADBANE¹  Sawsan KHREIS² 

[1] University of Oum El Bouaghi, Institute of Management of the Urban Techniques, Laboratory for the evaluation of the quality of use in architecture and the environment;Yarmouk University, Faculty of Tourism and Hotel Management

关键词: peace tourism;    urban features;    opportunities;    sustainability;    heritage tourism;    As-Salt and Constantine cities;   

DOI  :  10.30892/gtg.38424-758

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Editura Universitatii din Oradea / University of Oradea Publishing House

【 摘 要 】

Tourism is not only considered as a stimulator for the social and economic development for countries, but also it contributes in spreading peace and enhancing negotiation, comprehension, and exchanging cultures among people in the light of the increased tourist demand. Arab countries confronted fluctuation and instability in the number of tourist arrivals due to security disturbances, conflicts and the vanishing of peace opportunities. In this regard, this research reveals the urban features for some Arab countries in achieving peace tourism because it is considered as touristic destinations that enhance heritage tourism due to the existence of the whole touristic features. The study sheds the lights on both As-Salt (Jordan) and Constantine (Algeria) cities. For the purpose of highlighting the opportunities of peace tourism by its urban features for changing towards sustainability by adopting that combine tourism development, peace building, and heritage conservation in both Arab cities. The researchers also required the development of certain tactical techniques to attain clear results in the research, the study relied on qualitative research in reviewing many documents and research related to both tourism and peace. In addition, field investigations contributed to providing data and information during the period from (2015-2018), like that the observation and interviews conducted with the local community in both cities. Results of the research, represented mainly in the presence of opportunities for peace tourism, which are reinforced by the specificity of the urban characteristi cs of the two cities, and its clear role in establishing a culture of peace, understanding, dialogue and exchange of cultures, which requires defining a model for the relationship between the development of tourism, peace and heritage in the cities of Salt a nd Constantine and which is based on tourism planning with the effective participation of different stakeholders.

【 授权许可】

CC BY-NC-ND