Once the criteria of slow city has been examined, created in the 1990s and expanded into Turkey over the past few years, one can observe that it has almost similar objectives with those subjects as the urban quality of life and sustainability. In this respect, the purpose of this study is to investigate the perceived influence of slow city on the urban quality of life in lights of sustainable tourism. The study first provides the basic information about the meaning and context of quality of life and then continues with the discussion of research findings based on the analysis of qualitative data, namely interviews. The empirical study was carried out among a selected list of local residents and business operators as well as the mayor in Seferihisar, Izmir in the summer of 2012.
1990’lı yıllarda ortaya atılan ve son yıllarda Türkiye’de de kendisinden söz ettirmeye başlayan yavaş şehir ölçütleri incelediğinde, kentsel yaşam kalitesi ve sürdürülebilirlik olgusu ile örtüşen amaçları hedeflemekte olduğu görülmektedir. Bu çalışmanın temel amacı da sürdürülebilir turizm kapsamında yavaş şehir olgusunun kentsel yaşam kalitesi üzerindeki etkisini ortaya koymaktır. Çalışmada öncelikle yaşam kalitesinin anlamı ve içeriği hakkında bilgi verilmektedir. Sonrasında ise yavaş şehir olmanın sonuçlarının yerel halkın kentsel yaşam kalitesi algısı üzerine etkileri incelenmekte ve ilgili araştırma sonuçlarının tartışılması ile çalışma son bulmaktadır. Araştırma, 2012 yılı yaz aylarında İzmir ili Seferihisar ilçesinde bulunan yerel halk, işletme sahipleri ve belediye başkanı ile yürütülmüştür.
ABSTRACT
Once the criteria of slow city has been examined, created in the 1990s and expanded into Turkey over the past few years, one can observe that it has almost similar objectives with those subjects as the urban quality of life and sustainability. In this respect, the purpose of this study is to investigate the perceived influence of slow city on the urban quality of life in lights of sustainable tourism. The study first provides the basic information about the meaning and context of quality of life and then continues with the discussion of research findings based on the analysis of qualitative data, namely interviews. The empirical study was carried out among a selected list of local residents and business operators as well as the mayor in Seferihisar, Izmir in the summer of 2012.
Primary Language | Turkish |
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Journal Section | Articles |
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Publication Date | December 1, 2014 |
Published in Issue | Year 2014 Volume: 25 Issue: 2 |