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Determination of Strategies of Ecotourism in Protected Areas with SWOT-AHP Method: The Case of Aksaray – Ihlara Special Environmental Protection Zone (SEPZ)

Year 2020, Issue: 40, 247 - 257, 03.04.2020

Kuttusi Zorlu Ali Yılmaz

https://doi.org/10.26650/JGEOG2019-0051

Abstract

The need to overcome the problems created by human impact in protected areas has today necessitated the creation of various ways of sustainable development . The sustainability paradigm has become an important framework in tourism as in many other fields. Ecotourism is seen as a key element in the sustainability of tourism. It is defined as a tourism approach that protects and develops natural and cultural values, and at the same time enables the participation and development of local people. The aim of this study was to develop suitable ecotourism strategies for Aksaray’s Ihlara Valley which is a Special Environmental Protection Zone (SEPZ). For this purpose, SWOT-AHP technique, which is a hybrid method, was used. In this study, after conducting the SWOT analysis which clarified the strengths-weaknesses and opportunity-threats of the Ihlara Valley, the weightings of SWOT groups and factors were determined by Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP). Developed strategies for environmental, socio-cultural and economic sustainability are: “Determination of carrying capacity with effective ecotourism planning”, “the creation of a new image of the region within the scope of international protection status”, “elimination of tourism infrastructure- superstructure deficiencies”, “diversification of tourist activities”, “organizing training programs and courses of ecotourism for stakeholders” and “ensuring economic prosperity through the participation of local people in tourism”. These strategies are thought to be beneficial for stakeholders in developing protection-use practices in a possible ecotourism planning process in Ihlara SEPZ.

Keywords

Ihlara Valley AHP-SWOT Ecotourism

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SWOT-AHS Yöntemi ile Korunan Alanlarda Ekoturizm Stratejilerinin Belirlenmesi: Aksaray- Ihlara Özel Çevre Koruma Bölgesi (ÖÇKB) Örneği

Year 2020, Issue: 40, 247 - 257, 03.04.2020

Kuttusi Zorlu Ali Yılmaz

https://doi.org/10.26650/JGEOG2019-0051

Abstract

Beşeri etkilerin korunan alanlarda yarattığı sorunların aşılması, günümüzde sürdürülebilir gelişim yollarını zorunlu kılmıştır. Sürdürülebilirlik paradigması, birçok konu alanında olduğu gibi turizmde de önemli bir çerçeve haline gelmiştir. Turizmin sürdürülebilirliğinde ise ekoturizm anahtar bir unsur olarak görülmektedir. Ekoturizm, doğal ve kültürel değerlerin korunması, geliştirilmesi ve aynı zamanda yerel halkın katılımını ve kalkınmasını sağlayan bir turizm anlayışı olarak tanımlanmaktadır. Bu araştırmada, bir Özel Çevre Koruma Bölgesi (ÖÇKB) olan Aksaray Ihlara Vadisi için uygun ekoturizm stratejilerinin geliştirilmesi amaçlanmıştır. Bu amaçla, hibrit bir yöntem olan SWOT-AHS tekniği kullanılmıştır. Çalışmada, Ihlara Vadisinin güçlü ve zayıf yönleri ile fırsat ve tehditlerinden oluşan SWOT analizi oluşturulduktan sonra, SWOT grup ve faktörlerin ağırlıkları Analitik Hiyerarşi Süreci (AHS) ile belirlenmiştir. Çevresel, sosyo-kültürel ve ekonomik sürdürülebilirliğie yönelik geliştirilen stratejiler: “Etkin bir ekoturizm planlaması ile taşıma kapasitesinin belirlenmesi”, “bölgenin uluslararası koruma statüleri kapsamına alınarak yeni bir imajının oluşturulması”, “turistik alt yapı ve üst yapı yetersizliklerinin giderilmesi”, “turistik aktivitelerin çeşitlendirilmesi”, “paydaşlar için ekoturizme yönelik eğitim programları ve kurslarının düzenlenmesi”, “yerel halkın turizme katılımı sağlanarak ekonomik refahın sağlanması”. Bu stratejilerin, Ihlara ÖÇKB’de gerçekleştirilebilecek olası bir ekoturizm planlama sürecinde, paydaşlara koruma-kullanma pratiklerinin geliştirilmesi konusunda fayda sağlayacağı düşünülmektedir.

Keywords

Ihlara Vadisi AHS-SWOT Ekoturizm

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Primary Language English
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Kuttusi Zorlu This is me 0000-0001-7967-9578

Ali Yılmaz This is me 0000-0002-7762-3770

Publication Date April 3, 2020
Submission Date November 22, 2019
Published in Issue Year 2020 Issue: 40

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APA Zorlu, K., & Yılmaz, A. (2020). Determination of Strategies of Ecotourism in Protected Areas with SWOT-AHP Method: The Case of Aksaray – Ihlara Special Environmental Protection Zone (SEPZ). Journal of Geography(40), 247-257. https://doi.org/10.26650/JGEOG2019-0051
AMA Zorlu K, Yılmaz A. Determination of Strategies of Ecotourism in Protected Areas with SWOT-AHP Method: The Case of Aksaray – Ihlara Special Environmental Protection Zone (SEPZ). Journal of Geography. April 2020;(40):247-257. doi:10.26650/JGEOG2019-0051
Chicago Zorlu, Kuttusi, and Ali Yılmaz. “Determination of Strategies of Ecotourism in Protected Areas With SWOT-AHP Method: The Case of Aksaray – Ihlara Special Environmental Protection Zone (SEPZ)”. Journal of Geography, no. 40 (April 2020): 247-57. https://doi.org/10.26650/JGEOG2019-0051.
EndNote Zorlu K, Yılmaz A (April 1, 2020) Determination of Strategies of Ecotourism in Protected Areas with SWOT-AHP Method: The Case of Aksaray – Ihlara Special Environmental Protection Zone (SEPZ). Journal of Geography 40 247–257.
IEEE K. Zorlu and A. Yılmaz, “Determination of Strategies of Ecotourism in Protected Areas with SWOT-AHP Method: The Case of Aksaray – Ihlara Special Environmental Protection Zone (SEPZ)”, Journal of Geography, no. 40, pp. 247–257, April 2020, doi: 10.26650/JGEOG2019-0051.
ISNAD Zorlu, Kuttusi - Yılmaz, Ali. “Determination of Strategies of Ecotourism in Protected Areas With SWOT-AHP Method: The Case of Aksaray – Ihlara Special Environmental Protection Zone (SEPZ)”. Journal of Geography 40 (April 2020), 247-257. https://doi.org/10.26650/JGEOG2019-0051.
JAMA Zorlu K, Yılmaz A. Determination of Strategies of Ecotourism in Protected Areas with SWOT-AHP Method: The Case of Aksaray – Ihlara Special Environmental Protection Zone (SEPZ). Journal of Geography. 2020;:247–257.
MLA Zorlu, Kuttusi and Ali Yılmaz. “Determination of Strategies of Ecotourism in Protected Areas With SWOT-AHP Method: The Case of Aksaray – Ihlara Special Environmental Protection Zone (SEPZ)”. Journal of Geography, no. 40, 2020, pp. 247-5, doi:10.26650/JGEOG2019-0051.
Vancouver Zorlu K, Yılmaz A. Determination of Strategies of Ecotourism in Protected Areas with SWOT-AHP Method: The Case of Aksaray – Ihlara Special Environmental Protection Zone (SEPZ). Journal of Geography. 2020(40):247-5.
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