Over the past 14 years, several geosites have been identified as geotourism all over Iran, and it seems the time has come to define and implement systematic mechanisms in order to conserve this valuable geoheritage. Therefore, using a combined approach, this study aims to answer the question about the conceptual model of conservation management of geotourism attractions. The required data were collected using the archival method; in the following, it is attempted to discover and identify the conceptual model of conservation management of geotourism attractions through reviewing and analyzing the related theories and texts using logical reasoning method. Content validity ratio and one-sample t test have been used to validate the conceptual model. The research findings resulted in the conceptual model of conservation management of geotourism attraction in the form of mutual relationship between three layers of geotourism attraction, people, and government. In the layer of geotourism attraction, the significance of geotourism attraction is indicated by instrumental and intrinsic values. Meanwhile, the integrity of geotourism attractions is in itself an effective factor in attributing instrumental and intrinsic values to geotourism attractions. If the integrity of geotourism attractions is weakened by natural and human threats, naturally it leads to reduced values of geotourism attractions. In the people layer, the values attributed to geotourism attractions are affected by contextual and personal factor of people. However, the analysis of the factors, which cause the demonstration and decrease inconsistency between people’s behavior and belief toward values, is so effective on conservation of geotourism attractions. In the government layer, the government makes an agenda for conserving attractions and their values based on the interaction of people with geotourism attractions through planning, organizing, guiding, and supervising. The results of the conceptual model validation demonstrated that content validity ratio was higher than the acceptable level for all components. Moreover, content validity ratio was 0.92 for the entire model, and 0.94, 0.83, and 1.00 for the three dimensions of geotourism attraction, people, and government, respectively. This indicates the entire model and its dimensions are confirmed by 15 experts. Accordingly, utility hypothesis for the research conceptual model has been confirmed by the experts based on the results of one-sample T test.

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旅游目的地地质旅游景点的保护管理

在过去的14年中，伊朗各地都有数个地质旅游地被确定为地质旅游地，似乎是时候定义和实施系统的机制，以保护这一宝贵的地质遗迹了。因此，本研究旨在采用组合方法来回答有关地质旅游景点保护管理概念模型的问题。使用档案方法收集所需数据；在下文中，试图通过使用逻辑推理方法对相关理论和文本进行回顾和分析，来发现和识别地质旅游景点保护管理的概念模型。内容有效率和一样本t测试已用于验证概念模型。研究结果以三层地质旅游景点，人民和政府之间的相互关系形式，形成了地质旅游景点保护管理的概念模型。在地质旅游吸引力的层次中，地质旅游吸引力的重要性由工具性和内在价值来表示。同时，地质旅游景点的完整性本身就是将工具价值和内在价值归因于地质旅游景点的有效因素。如果自然和人为威胁削弱了地质旅游景点的完整性，自然会导致地质旅游景点的价值下降。在人的层面上，归因于地质旅游景点的价值受人的背景和个人因素影响。然而，对导致人们行为和信念与价值观念不一致和相互矛盾的因素进行分析，对于保护地质旅游景点非常有效。在政府层面，政府通过规划，组织，指导和监督，基于人们与地质旅游景点的互动，制定保护景点及其价值的议程。概念模型验证的结果表明，内容有效率高于所有组件的可接受水平。此外，整个模型的内容有效性比分别为0.92、0.94、0.83和1.00（分别针对地理旅游吸引力，人群和政府）。这表明整个模型及其尺寸已由15位专家确认。因此，T检验。