explaining the tourism-driven rural restructuring model: systematic review approach

Purpose: tourism-driven rural restructuring refers to reforming and reorganizing existing structures within rural territories, aligning these structural changes with the goals and strategies of tourism. the current study aims to develop a research model and identify the dimensions and components of tourism-driven rural restructuring.methods: the present study is exploratory in nature and has been conducted using a qualitative approach based on a systematic review of the research literature.results: the results demonstrated that the dimensions of tourism-driven rural restructuring encompass four dimensions and eleven components. the economic restructuring includes the following components: revitalization and diversification of the regional economy, economic valuation of regional assets, promotion of rural investment, and building entrepreneurial and job creation capacity. the social dimension comprises the following components: strengthening local culture, heritage, identity, social empowerment, and good governance. the physical dimension focuses on the spatial organization of economic and residential land uses, as well as the organization of infrastructure and public facilities and services. finally, the ecological dimension covers environmental protection and the creation of sustainable ecosystems.conclusion: the tourism-driven rural restructuring serves as a roadmap, bringing in four distinct dimensions that play reinforcing and moderating roles for one another. each dimension includes  effective indicators for achieving tourism-based changes and transformations in rural areas.