Research Article

Evaluating Ecotourism Opportunities for a Sustainable Environment: The Case of Lake Beysehir (Türkiye)

Volume: 8 Number: 1 June 30, 2024
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Evaluating Ecotourism Opportunities for a Sustainable Environment: The Case of Lake Beysehir (Türkiye)

Abstract

In addition to providing the basic needs for survival for all living things, the environment also supplies the financial means required to maintain social order. One of the primary resources used by the tourism sector is the environment. Ecotourism and other environmentally conscious tourism initiatives have the power to promote environmental sustainability. In this context, the aim of the current research is to investigate the ecotourism opportunities of Lake Beysehir and the surrounding area and to evaluate them on the axis of sustainable environment. For this purpose, a study was conducted with a quantitative research design. A survey form suitable for SWOT analysis was preferred as the data collection tool. Data for the study were obtained from participants determined using the guided sampling technique, which is preferred for quantitative studies. By analyzing the obtained data, research area's strengths, weaknesses, opportunities in terms of ecotourism, and possible threats to the region's tourism are revealed. In the conclusion of the study, strategies that will enable the identified strengths and opportunities to be transformed into sustainable and environmental friendly tourism activities have been developed. Strategies to counter threats and strengthen weaknesses have also been developed and are included in the conclusion.

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Ethical Statement

The study obtained ethical approval from “Scientific Ethics and Evaluation Committee of Selcuk University, Faculty of Tourism”, with the letter dated 04.03.2024 and numbered 715470.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Environmental Management in Tourism

Journal Section

Research Article

Early Pub Date

June 30, 2024

Publication Date

June 30, 2024

Submission Date

May 3, 2024

Acceptance Date

June 29, 2024

Published in Issue

Year 2024 Volume: 8 Number: 1

APA
Akgöz, E., & Temizel, G. (2024). Evaluating Ecotourism Opportunities for a Sustainable Environment: The Case of Lake Beysehir (Türkiye). Uluslararası Güncel Turizm Araştırmaları Dergisi, 8(1), 101-111. https://doi.org/10.30625/ijctr.1477745
AMA
1.Akgöz E, Temizel G. Evaluating Ecotourism Opportunities for a Sustainable Environment: The Case of Lake Beysehir (Türkiye). IJCTR. 2024;8(1):101-111. doi:10.30625/ijctr.1477745
Chicago
Akgöz, Erkan, and Gamze Temizel. 2024. “Evaluating Ecotourism Opportunities for a Sustainable Environment: The Case of Lake Beysehir (Türkiye)”. Uluslararası Güncel Turizm Araştırmaları Dergisi 8 (1): 101-11. https://doi.org/10.30625/ijctr.1477745.
EndNote
Akgöz E, Temizel G (June 1, 2024) Evaluating Ecotourism Opportunities for a Sustainable Environment: The Case of Lake Beysehir (Türkiye). Uluslararası Güncel Turizm Araştırmaları Dergisi 8 1 101–111.
IEEE
[1]E. Akgöz and G. Temizel, “Evaluating Ecotourism Opportunities for a Sustainable Environment: The Case of Lake Beysehir (Türkiye)”, IJCTR, vol. 8, no. 1, pp. 101–111, June 2024, doi: 10.30625/ijctr.1477745.
ISNAD
Akgöz, Erkan - Temizel, Gamze. “Evaluating Ecotourism Opportunities for a Sustainable Environment: The Case of Lake Beysehir (Türkiye)”. Uluslararası Güncel Turizm Araştırmaları Dergisi 8/1 (June 1, 2024): 101-111. https://doi.org/10.30625/ijctr.1477745.
JAMA
1.Akgöz E, Temizel G. Evaluating Ecotourism Opportunities for a Sustainable Environment: The Case of Lake Beysehir (Türkiye). IJCTR. 2024;8:101–111.
MLA
Akgöz, Erkan, and Gamze Temizel. “Evaluating Ecotourism Opportunities for a Sustainable Environment: The Case of Lake Beysehir (Türkiye)”. Uluslararası Güncel Turizm Araştırmaları Dergisi, vol. 8, no. 1, June 2024, pp. 101-1, doi:10.30625/ijctr.1477745.
Vancouver
1.Erkan Akgöz, Gamze Temizel. Evaluating Ecotourism Opportunities for a Sustainable Environment: The Case of Lake Beysehir (Türkiye). IJCTR. 2024 Jun. 1;8(1):101-1. doi:10.30625/ijctr.1477745

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