Aşırı Turizmin Dünya Mirası Şehri Sakinlerinin Yaşam Kalitesine Etkisi

Abstract

Bu çalışmanın temel amacı Safranbolu'da yaşayan kişilerin aşırı turizme (turizmin etkileri) yönelik algılarını belirlemek ve aşırı turizmin yaşam kalitesi üzerindeki etkisini ortaya koymaktır. Araştırma kapsamında elde edilen veriler SPSS 22 istatistik paket programıyla analiz edilmiştir. Geçerli ve güvenilir sonuçlara ulaşmak için yüzde, frekans testleri, faktör analizi ve çok değişkenli regresyon analizi kullanılmıştır. Sonuçlar, sakinlerin üçte birinin şehrin aşırı turizmden muzdarip olduğuna ve bunun yaşam kalitesini olumsuz etkilediğine inandığını göstermektedir. Ayrıca katılımcılar turizmin trafik sıkışıklığını, park sorunlarını, çöpleri, su tüketimini ve gürültüyü arttırdığı için fiziksel çevreye zararlı olduğu konusunda ortak görüş bildirmiştir. Bununla birlikte katılımcılar turizmin doğal çevreyi bozduğu ve taşıma kapasitesini aştığı inancındadır. Katılımcılar bu nedenle bölgeye çok fazla turist gelmesinden dolayı kültürel mirasın bozulmasından endişe duymaktadırlar.

Keywords

• Aşırı Turizm
• Bölge Sakinlerinin Algıları
• UNESCO Dünya Mirası Alanı
• Safranbolu

Effect of Overtourism on Residents' Quality of Life in World Heritage Cities

Abstract

The main aim of this paper is to determine the perceptions of residents towards overtourism (tourism impacts) and to reveal the effect of overtourism on the quality of life in Safranbolu. In the research, the data were analyzed with the statistical package program. Percentage, frequency tests, factor analysis and multivariate regression analysis were used to reach valid and reliable results. Results show that one-third of the residents believe that the city suffers from overtourism, and it affects the quality of life negatively. Besides, residents agree that tourism is harmful for the physical environment as it increases traffic congestion, parking problems, litter, water consumption and noise. In addition, they believe that tourism deteriorates the natural environment and exceeds the carrying capacity. Therefore, they have concerns about the devastation of cultural heritage arising from too many tourists.

Keywords

• Overtourism
• Residents
• UNESCO World Heritage Site
• Safranbolu
• Residents

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