Iranian Sustainable Building Scientific Association International Journal of Urban Management and Energy Sustainability 2538-1628 5 1 2024 04 30 Explaining the pleasant components in eco-architecture and its impact on residential and tourism complexes 268 286 724260 10.22034/ijumes.2025.2008291.1154 EN Mozhgan Riahi Zaniani Department of Architecture, Shk.C., Islamic Azad University, Shahrekord, Iran Hossain Mahdavipour Babaki Department of Architecture, Art and Architecture Faculty, Yazd University, Yazd, Iran 0009-0000-7126-8635 Mohammadreza Ebrahimnejad Department of Architecture, Shk.C., Islamic Azad University, Shahrekord, Iran Journal Article 2023 08 01 Tourism is a vital global industry that boosts economic growth, creates jobs, serving as a key tool for regional development and sustainability. It promotes sustainable practices through innovative technologies, culturally meaningful design, infrastructure investment, and digital marketing, aiming to balance environmental, cultural, and economic goals. The idea of “delights” in tourism relates to desirable destinations with strong, unique appeal that foster mental images and competitive advantages; however, maintaining this “delightfulness” requires careful planning and differentiation. Despite its potential, countries like Iran face challenges in fully utilizing their tourism assets, making sustainable development focused on eco-tourism, cultural appeal, and innovative strategies crucial for improving destination competitiveness and long-term benefits, all grounded in ecological principles that examine the relationships between<br />living organisms and their environment.The present research method is analytical and has an interpretive paradigm. The data collection method is documentary and library type and is applied in purpose. The analysis method used in the research is content and the concepts are examined using inductive reasoning. Initially, using the fuzzy Delphi method and using an elite panel of 15 people, 17 factors affecting the subject were explained and using consecutive rounds, 7 final factors were proposed. Accordingly, the weight of the effect and importance of each factor was also explained. The findings indicate that human and comfortable spaces and quality construction and detailed design have the greatest impact in explaining the pleasant components in eco-friendly architecture on the tourism axis in tourist accommodations, with an approximate weight of 8.5 and 8.4, respectively. https://www.ijumes.com/article_724260_84f290f4040baedfa6e8c098ad570e31.pdf