Document Type : Original Article
Authors
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Department of Geography, Islamic Azad University of Nour, Nour, Iran
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Associate Professor, Department of Geography, Islamic Azad University of Nour branch
Abstract
Extended Abstract:
Introduction
Passive defense is a set of measures that are thought and implemented without using weapons and military equipment against threats, and its purpose is to reduce vulnerability to possible threats. Therefore, the site selection and urban designs and the optimal location of police stations should be such that they suffer the least damage against all kinds of risks. In the field of tourism, the active role of the police and its intelligent performance in times of danger is the most important factor influencing the increase of public safety for tourists and beach dwellers in the coastal and tourism city of Nowshahr. The establishment of this important urban element of providing security in the physical-spatial position of the coastal city of Nowshahr is subject to special principles, rules and mechanisms, which, if followed, will contribute to the success and functional efficiency of this important element in carrying out activities combined with safety for tourists.
Methodology
In this research, using the descriptive-analytical method, in order to develop safe tourism, site selection of police stations was investigated and analyzed with a passive defense approach. First, the services, infrastructure/ equipment, social/ cultural, physical/ environmental and tourism criteria, including 21 spatial criteria in the form of 5 variables, were used to select suitable areas for establishing a police station in the coastal city of Nowshahr. This step includes data preparation, normalization and overlaying of influential spatial components in the selection of suitable areas for the creation of new police stations in the study city, which was made possible by the process of fuzzy hierarchical analysis.
Results and discussion
The level of crime in different urban neighborhoods in Nowshahr is the most important factor in determining the optimal location for the establishment of a new police station from the point of view of specialists and experts. The sub-criteria of the distance from the main and secondary urban roads and the population density, respectively, are in the second and third categories of the degree of influence on the decision to choose the optimal location of the police station in a city. In the city of Nowshahr, five spots or areas can be proposed for the creation of new police stations, which are: two spots on the axis of Shahid Karimi Blvd., in the area of Holistan Park and Nowshahr cycling and walking track, one spot at the beginning of 15 Khordad St., in the area of Imam Hossein Mosque and the Faculty of Cultural Heritage and Handicrafts, the fourth spot in the area of Azadi Sqr., and the fifth spot on the axis of Imam Reza Blvd., between the Mashalek River and the Road Department St. Considering these suitable spots, some suggested positions for the construction of new police stations with passive defense approach in safe tourism have been presented for Nowshahr city. Undesirable distribution of police stations in Nowshahr city, their inappropriate distribution and the density of these centers in communication arterial axes and very overlapping functional radius, cause problems, deficiencies and requirements in the optimal location of police stations, especially in the coastal strip, in order to develop safe tourism activities and with emphasis on The defensive approach has been deactivated. Although security is one of the factors affecting the presence of tourists in the study city, the related subtleties and sensitivities should be carefully considered and the security of the environment should be avoided to improve security by deploying a large number of police forces, which sometimes degrades the feeling of security.
Conclusion
Today, the tourism industry is the largest industry in the world after the energy and motor vehicle industries. Despite the fact that Iran is one of the top ten countries in the world in terms of the existence of historical, ancient and touristic places, it is not in a good position in terms of foreign exchange income through tourism, and this indicates the weakness of the systems related to the tourism industry. One of the most important effective factors in the tourism industry in any country or host society is the level of security or the level of security tourists feel in the destination. Security is one of the main factors of the stability of today's societies. Without stability and security, no society will grow and evolve, and positive achievements will give way to negative consequences and many misfortunes and social anomalies will emerge.
In the field of tourism, the active role of the police and its intelligent performance in times of danger is the most important factor influencing the increase of public safety for tourists and beach dwellers in the coastal city and Nowshahr tourism. But how the police can create security in the society and among citizens and tourists is a category that depends on the performance of the police, or in other words, the community-oriented or community-oriented performance of the police. This approach can be implemented in the society when issues such as public security and social order are provided with the participation of citizens (guest and host communities), prevention prevails over confrontation, there is a legal public order, and the ethical system of the police is observed. One of the most important factors affecting the implementation of this approach is the principled and correct location of urban police stations in coastal areas, emphasizing the non-agent defense approach in safe tourism. The establishment of this important urban element of providing security in the physical-spatial location of Nowshahr is subject to special principles, rules and mechanisms, which, if followed, will contribute to the success and functional efficiency of this important element in carrying out activities combined with safety for tourists in the city. Study leads.
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