This paper suggests an approach
for calculating the visitor carrying capacity in protected sites with the
example of Uludağ National Park (UNP) which is one of the major touristic and
recreation destination in Turkey. First phase of the approach includes landscape
character analysis and assessment work. Secondly, visitor carrying capacity
calculation was carried on an ecological basis.
Bursa city was founded on the
mountainside of Uludağ, with a height of 2543 m., which was declared as a
national park in 1961. There are numerous projects with the aim developing
touristic activities in Uludağ implemented by local and central administration
in recent years. These projects have been initiated with the idea of opening
UNP to use not only in winter, but throughout the year. Also there is a long
term protection plan of the UNP with three different protection categories such
as absolute protection zone, limited development zone and controlled
development zone; and trekking routes are within the limited development zone
area. The present study examines the use of one of the eight different trekking
routes (TG-2.Sarıçayır
Peak - German Meadow Location- Çobankaya - Softaboğan
Location)
defined in long term development plan. The result shows that real visitor
carrying capacity of the studied trekking route is 38% less than actual physical
carrying capacity due to the limitations indicated by the landscapes characteristics.
It can be assumed that the studied 4.5 km trekking route is face with landscape
deterioration problems due to trekking activities in future, and requires landscape
management and monitoring resolutions. This paper contributes that, the
estimations for visitor carrying capacity should be based on landscape
character analysis and assessment with the purpose of preventing ecological deteriorations
in trekking routes used for recreation.
Birincil Dil | İngilizce |
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Konular | Turizm (Diğer) |
Bölüm | Araştırma Makaleleri |
Yazarlar | |
Yayımlanma Tarihi | 31 Temmuz 2019 |
Gönderilme Tarihi | 12 Mart 2019 |
Kabul Tarihi | 20 Temmuz 2019 |
Yayımlandığı Sayı | Yıl 2019 Cilt: 2 Sayı: 1 |