Mass Tourism Effects on a Coastal Historical Town Bodrum Case (Turkey)

Abstract

Historical town fabrics are significantly valuable areas in that they are able to convey information regarding the social and economic structures and the life styles of communities to future generations. However, the high cost created by conservation operations is an important problem for developing countries. Because of this, “tourism” has been seen as a likely source of creating funds for the preservation of historical fabrics. In this study, Bodrum (Turkey) with its historical features as well as its current tourism potential has been selected as an example area where the efforts towards developing tourism and preserving the historical fabric may be evaluated along with both complementing and conflicting aspects. Thus, developing proposals towards providing a balance between tourism and conservation in historical fabrics that carry a potential for tourism has been intended.

Keywords: Historical towns, tourism, conservation, Bodrum

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TARİHSEL BİR KIYI KASABASINDA KİTLE TURİZMİNİN ETKİLERİ: BODRUM ÖRNEĞİ

Abstract

Tarihi kent dokuları, toplumların yaşayışlarına, sosyal ve ekonomik yapılarına ait bilgilerin gelecek nesillere aktarılabilmesi için son derece değerli alanlardır. Ancak koruma faaliyetlerinin yarattığı yüksek maliyetin karşılanması, gelişmekte olan ülkeler için önemli bir sorundur. Bu nedenle "turizm" tarihi dokuların korunmasına yönelik finansman yaratmak için bir fırsat olarak görülmeye başlanmıştır. Bu çalışma ile turizmin geliştirilmesi ve tarihi dokunun korunmasına yönelik çabaların birbirini tamamlayan ve çelişen yanları ile birlikte değerlendirilebileceği bir örnek alan olarak, hem sahip olduğu tarihi özellikleri, hem de mevcut turizm potansiyeli ile Bodrum (Türkiye) seçilmiştir. Böylelikle turizm potansiyeli taşıyan tarihi dokularda turizm ve koruma konusunda dengenin sağlanmasına yönelik önerilerin geliştirilmesi amaçlanmaktadır.

Anahtar kelimeler: Geleneksel yerleşimler, turizm, koruma, Bodrum

Keywords

• Geleneksel yerleşimler, turizm, koruma, Bodrum

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