Post War Reconstruction for Tourism Development Case Study Khorram-Shar, Iran

Abstract

Tourism development has been perceived as a promoter of city development and can also affect the post-war city reconstruction. This paper investigates the strategy for reconstruction of war-damaged buildings in Khorram-Shahr a war-torn city in Iran in order to change and use them as a post-war tourism attraction. The objective of this paper is to critically review approaches in the reconstruction of buildings to assess the existing potentials of post-war tourism. The results of this paper were based on the sequential mixed method (qualitative and quantitative) to explore approaches in the reconstruction of buildings as the core elements of urban tourism.The findings of the study revealed the most relevant reconstruction strategy for post-war tourism to be considered by urban policy makers, urban designers and architects.