Assessment and analysis of spatial patterns and tourism species in Mashhad metropolis

摘要

Urban tourism is one of the most important tourism patterns will be shaped so that today one of the most important functions of urban, modern services is tourism. Mashhad is one of the metropolitan cities due to the Imam Reza's shrine every year about 20 million tourists are welcome. Influx of the volume of tourists Metropolis Mashhad different consequences for citizens and for tourists to follow. The urban tourism flow in the Metropolis requires efficient integrated management, which has the ability to organize the huge mass of tourists. Accordingly, the results indicate that the shift in Mashhad has played an important role in the typology of tourists. Due to the distance of displacement, tourists into three categories: The traditional pilgrims, Pilgrim tourism and religious tourism are classified. Each category has its own features and related information. Therefore, tourism, urban management, it should be classified and needs of each category shall consider the welfare of tourists. On the other hand, optimal performance of Mashhad tourism structure must also be considered.