One of tourism activities gaining importance day by day in the world is agriculture (agro) tourism. Recently, this tourism, in order to contribute to ensuring rural development, as well as protecting of biodiversity and ecosystem is supported and encouraged particularly in developing countries. In this study, it is aimed to valuation of agro tourism potential of Amik Plain in geographical terms. The article, which is a pioneering study for the scope of agro tourism of Amik Plain, is preferably important for the promotion and planning. Thematic maps of the study are created by Geographic Information Systems (GIS) techniques according to Method of Multi-criteria Decision Making in terms of subject matter and scope the relevant literature addition to using a variety of maps and data. Obtained data’s were tested by land studies and consistencies were measured by SWOT analysis. Eventually, it appears that characteristics of the natural environment of the Amik Plain has a very high potential for agro tourism. In the study, it has been identified to 99% of The Plain was formed from the most appropriate and appropriate areas for agro tourism, as a result of the analysis. However, there has not been any activity about the scope of related tourism on the plain. In this context, agro tourism planning of plain should be made, primarily. Furthermore, for further studies, encouraging and informative meetings should be done with ensuring the participation of the local people
Dünyada gün geçtikçe önem kazanan turizm etkinliklerinden biri de tarım (agro) turizmidir. Son zamanlarda bu turizm, başta gelişmekte olan ülkelerde hem kırsal kalkınmanın sağlanabilmesi hem de biyolojik çeşitlilik ve ekosistemi korumaya katkıda bulunmak amacıyla desteklenmekte ve teşvik edilmektedir. Bu çalışmada Amik Ovası’nın tarım turizmi potansiyelinin coğrafi açıdan incelenmesi amaçlanmıştır. Bu amaçla ovanın tarım turizmine uygun potansiyel alanları tespit edilmiş ve tarım turizmi potansiyeli değerlendirilmiştir. Amik Ovası için tarım turizmi kapsamında öncü bir çalışma olan bu yayın, daha çok tanıtım ve planlamalar için önem taşımaktadır. Çalışmanın tematik haritaları, ilgili alanyazın, çeşitli haritalar ve veriler kullanılarak Çok Kriterli Karar Verme
Yöntemi’ne göre Coğrafi Bilgi Sistemleri (CBS) teknikleriyle işlenerek oluşturulmuştur. Elde edilen veriler arazi çalışmalarıyla kontrol edilmiş ve SWOT analiziyle tutarlılıkları ölçülmüştür. Sonuçta Amik Ovası’nın sahip olduğu doğal ortam özelliklerinin çok yüksek bir tarım turizmi potansiyeli barındırdığı anlaşılmıştır. Çalışmada yapılan analizler sonucunda ovanın %99’unun tarım turizmine en uygun ve uygun alanlardan oluştuğu tespit edilmiştir. Ancak ovada tarım turizmiyle ilgili herhangi bir gelişme yoktur. Bu bağlamda öncelikli olarak ovanın tarım turizmi planlaması yapılmalıdır. Ayrıca yapılacak çalışmalarda yerel halkın da katılımı sağlanmalı, eğitimler verilmelidir.
ABSTRACT
One of tourism activities gaining importance day by day in the world is agriculture (agro) tourism. Recently, this tourism, in order to contribute to ensuring rural development, as well as protecting of biodiversity and ecosystem
is supported and encouraged particularly in developing countries. In this study, it is aimed to valuation of agro tourism potential of Amik Plain in geographical terms. The article, which is a pioneering study for the scope of agro tourism of Amik Plain, is preferably important for the promotion and planning. Thematic maps of the study are created by Geographic Information Systems (GIS) techniques according to Method of Multi-criteria Decision Making in terms of subject matter and scope the relevant literature addition to using a variety of maps and data. Obtained data’s were tested by land studies and consistencies were measured by SWOT analysis. Eventually, it appears that characteristics of the natural environment of the Amik Plain has a very high potential for agro tourism. In the study, it has been identified to 99% of The Plain was formed from the most appropriate and appropriate areas for agro tourism, as a result of the analysis. However, there has not been any activity about the scope of related tourism on the plain. In this context, agro tourism planning of plain should be made, primarily. Furthermore, for further studies, encouraging and informative meetings should be done with ensuring the participation of the local people.
Primary Language | Turkish |
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Journal Section | Articles |
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Publication Date | December 1, 2014 |
Published in Issue | Year 2014 |