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A study for developing the shore of the Euphrates River in the city of Al-Hindiya using the scenarios

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Haider Abd Zaid Khudur

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This research aims to formulate some scenarios for developing of the shore of the Euphrates River. It basically determines the tourism, economic, social and cultural requirements for the success of the development and its consequences . The Euphrates River passesthrough the city of Al-Hindiya has given it a unique and important advantage. However, with a future fraught with uncertainty and rapid changes bring a problem which needs to be investigated. Since, scenarios are one of the most important means for environmental analysis, understanding the future and supporting decisionmaking for development . Thus, this study explored the proposed scenarios to be used for the development of the Euphrates River shore in the city of Al-Hindiya. The researcher surveyed the decision-makers and specialists, to gather their opinions in specifying the necessary requirements for development and the consequences thereof. The preliminary survey produced several tourism, economic, social and cultural requirements that must be met for the success of developing the beach of Euphrates River in the city of Al-Hindiya. These requirements were included in the questionnaire and redistributed to the research sample, i.e., the decision makers, within a wider scope. The research used the analytical method to analyze the data. Finding showed three possible scenarios for investing in the shore of Al-Hindiya city. Finding showed that the success of developing the shore is connected with the level of availability of economic, social, cultural, administrative and security requirements for the entails economic prosperity. It achieves new production capacities that support the production processes of the tourist service and the formation of an economic surplus, increasing local savings and employing a lot of labor in a way that reduces unemployment in the governorate . It is recommended to provide an appropriate investment environment for investment by eliminating security, administrative and legal obstacles, creating adequate infrastructure, spreading investment awareness among the residents of Al-Hindiya, and the adequately propagating for the investment of the shore and the region .

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