USER SATISFACTION IN RURAL RECREATION AREAS: THE EXAMPLE OF BOLU GÖLCÜK FOREST-RECREATION AREA

Volume: 11 Number: 1 February 22, 2010
  • Serir Uzun
  • Haldun Müderrisoğlu
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USER SATISFACTION IN RURAL RECREATION AREAS: THE EXAMPLE OF BOLU GÖLCÜK FOREST-RECREATION AREA

Abstract

Forest-recreation areas have been receiving remarkable concern and demand in recent years. This research has been conducted in order to identify the user pattern, the density of users, activities they attend, their expectations, the factors of satisfaction and dissatisfaction, and the effects of the user characteristics on these factors. In this study Gölcük resting place within forest was chosen as a rural recreational area. In order to fulfill this aim, the study included 250 questionnaires that have been applied face to face. The results show that the satisfaction and dissatisfaction factors of rural recreational areas are affected by the characteristics of users. Keywords: User Satisfaction, Recreation, Gölcük Forest-Recreation Area

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Serir Uzun This is me

Haldun Müderrisoğlu This is me

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February 22, 2010

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February 22, 2010

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Year 2010 Volume: 11 Number: 1

APA
Uzun, S., & Müderrisoğlu, H. (2010). USER SATISFACTION IN RURAL RECREATION AREAS: THE EXAMPLE OF BOLU GÖLCÜK FOREST-RECREATION AREA. Turkish Journal of Forestry, 11(1), 67-82. https://doi.org/10.18182/tjf.16982
AMA
1.Uzun S, Müderrisoğlu H. USER SATISFACTION IN RURAL RECREATION AREAS: THE EXAMPLE OF BOLU GÖLCÜK FOREST-RECREATION AREA. Turkish Journal of Forestry. 2010;11(1):67-82. doi:10.18182/tjf.16982
Chicago
Uzun, Serir, and Haldun Müderrisoğlu. 2010. “USER SATISFACTION IN RURAL RECREATION AREAS: THE EXAMPLE OF BOLU GÖLCÜK FOREST-RECREATION AREA”. Turkish Journal of Forestry 11 (1): 67-82. https://doi.org/10.18182/tjf.16982.
EndNote
Uzun S, Müderrisoğlu H (February 1, 2010) USER SATISFACTION IN RURAL RECREATION AREAS: THE EXAMPLE OF BOLU GÖLCÜK FOREST-RECREATION AREA. Turkish Journal of Forestry 11 1 67–82.
IEEE
[1]S. Uzun and H. Müderrisoğlu, “USER SATISFACTION IN RURAL RECREATION AREAS: THE EXAMPLE OF BOLU GÖLCÜK FOREST-RECREATION AREA”, Turkish Journal of Forestry, vol. 11, no. 1, pp. 67–82, Feb. 2010, doi: 10.18182/tjf.16982.
ISNAD
Uzun, Serir - Müderrisoğlu, Haldun. “USER SATISFACTION IN RURAL RECREATION AREAS: THE EXAMPLE OF BOLU GÖLCÜK FOREST-RECREATION AREA”. Turkish Journal of Forestry 11/1 (February 1, 2010): 67-82. https://doi.org/10.18182/tjf.16982.
JAMA
1.Uzun S, Müderrisoğlu H. USER SATISFACTION IN RURAL RECREATION AREAS: THE EXAMPLE OF BOLU GÖLCÜK FOREST-RECREATION AREA. Turkish Journal of Forestry. 2010;11:67–82.
MLA
Uzun, Serir, and Haldun Müderrisoğlu. “USER SATISFACTION IN RURAL RECREATION AREAS: THE EXAMPLE OF BOLU GÖLCÜK FOREST-RECREATION AREA”. Turkish Journal of Forestry, vol. 11, no. 1, Feb. 2010, pp. 67-82, doi:10.18182/tjf.16982.
Vancouver
1.Serir Uzun, Haldun Müderrisoğlu. USER SATISFACTION IN RURAL RECREATION AREAS: THE EXAMPLE OF BOLU GÖLCÜK FOREST-RECREATION AREA. Turkish Journal of Forestry. 2010 Feb. 1;11(1):67-82. doi:10.18182/tjf.16982