چكيده لاتين :
"Let us think globally, but act locally." From various approaches to Tourism industry, Eco-Tourisrn or Natural Tourism will be highly welcomed in the third millennium. This branch of Tourism is the focus of attention due to the Naturalistsי encouraging the whole world to protect the natural environment and due to the augmentation of economical welfare of local communities. In the meanwhile, The proper identification of economical, environmental and cultural potentialities of Eco-Tourist areas for a balanced and proper exploitation is of a vital and indispensable necessity. Accordingly, this paper intends to put
forth the issue of "urban Eco-Tourism" and to identify the spatial inadequacy and inequality, which exists in Eco-Tourist areas of Esfahan, and also, with regard to the citizensי viewpoints, it is going to deal with the sustainability of Esfahan Eco-Tourism through a "descriptive-analytic" method and quantitative models. The findings reveal that from 21 studied Eco-Tourist areas, from the viewpoint of the citizens, 4 areas are sustainable (Kooh Soffeh, Abshar Park, Isargaran Park and Syose Pol), 6 areas are semi-sustainable (Pol-e Khajoo, Ghadir Park, Nazhvan forest Park, the lake of Pole-e Shahrestan, Pol-e Marnan and
Hasht Behesht Park), and II areas are unsustainable (Moshtagh Park, Golestan Park, the public area of Ghadir Garden, Ghooshkhane Garden Park, Ayineh Khaneh Park, Ghalamestan Park, Boustan-e Mellat, Boustan-e Saadi, Laleh Park, Gole Mohammadi Park and Malek Shahr Mellat Park).
