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Ecotourism and Its Impact on Development in Karbala Governorate Green Tourism as an Example

Dr. Haqqi Ismail Gafel Alyasari , Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Ahl Al-Bayt University (AS), College of Islamic Sciences, Department of Religious Tourism

Abstract

Ecotourism is one of the best global tourism styles at present because of its advantages that have made it at the forefront of Tourism styles, being a clean tourism that works to preserve natural areas and try to be environmentally sustainable and invest them optimally for the great benefit of all parties involved in the tourism process.The importance of ecotourism is manifested through the positive effects it provides, such as increasing the revenues of the local community, preserving natural areas, improving the level of the environment, developing infrastructure, improving and developing tourist attractions, as well as preventing its negative effects, such as destroying the quality of the environment, defacing tourist areas, water and air pollution, the Holy province of Karbala has the components of ecotourism, which qualifies it to be an excellent tourist interface, which is reflected in increasing national income and achieving community well-being, as well as being one of the factors of recreation and relaxation a large and important segment of society

The research was based on the premise that it is necessary to activate and apply the concept of ecotourism from During the increase of environmental awareness of citizens and relevant authorities using the correct policies and criteria to pay attention to this type of tourism, the research found that there is no clear strategy for ecotourism, which has the components of ecotourism and the weak location of Tourism Development in development plans, which reduces its importance on an ongoing basis, and then developed some recommendations and proposals that would develop ecotourism to achieve development in the province, it should be noted that the research has been divided into two researches in which the researcher dealt with the concept of ecotourism, the geographical components of the city of Karbala and the extent of its impact on development.

Keywords

Target Costing Technique, Quality Function, Improving Product Value, Production Costs

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Dr. Haqqi Ismail Gafel Alyasari. (2025). Ecotourism and Its Impact on Development in Karbala Governorate Green Tourism as an Example. Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities Research Fundamentals, 5(04), 131–144. https://doi.org/10.55640/jsshrf-05-04-25