EVALUATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES IN THE COASTS OF EDREMIT GULF IN TERMS OF SUSTAINABLE TOURISM
Uǧuz S.Ç. Kaimuldinova K.D. Yildirim G. Kabiyev Y.
2022Editura Universitatii din Oradea
Geojournal of Tourism and Geosites
2022#40Issue 1302 - 312 pp.
In the last half century, while there have been many positive effects in the field of transportation and tourism with the acceleration of the rapidly developing industry, agriculture, service sectors in the global sense, it has been seen that serious environmental problems have arisen in the countries/regions where tourism has developed rapidly. In Turkey, especially on the seacoasts, the unplanned increase in tourism businesses, and the construction of tourism activities in a way that exceeds the carrying capacity have caused environmental problems. In this study, it has been attempted to determine how the environmental issues seen on the shores of Edremit Gulf are perceived by the members of the environmental organizations living in the region. In this context, the members of environmental organizations were asked what the environmental issues in the gulf area, the environmental policies developed for the environmental issues in the gulf, and the environmental protection measures in the gulf were, and the participants were asked to evaluate these protection measures. The coasts of Edremit Gulf, which show a great touristic density especially in the summer months, is one of the most important sea tourism centers of Turkey, which mostly serves domestic tourism. Tourism businesses and tourism activities may bring environmental issues or affect some regional environmental issues negatively. Therefore, in this study, how the representatives of environmental organizations, who are thought to be more sensitive to environmental issues, perceive these issues, and in line with the results obtained, various suggestions for the solutions of these issues are put forward.
edremit gulf , environmental organizations , pollution , sustainability , sustainable tourism
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University of the Balikesir, Burhaniye Applied Sciences Faculty, The Department of Tourism Management, Balikesir, Burhaniye, Turkey
Abai Kazakh National Pedagogical University, Institute of Natural Sciences and Geography, Almaty, Kazakhstan
University of Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Ardesen Tourism Faculty, Gastronomy and Culinary Arts, Rize, Ardesen, Turkey
Kh. Dosmukhamedov Atyrau University, Department of Geography Tourism and Water Resources, Kazakhstan
University of the Balikesir
Abai Kazakh National Pedagogical University
University of Recep Tayyip Erdogan
Kh. Dosmukhamedov Atyrau University
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