Stakeholders’ Perspectives on Botan Valley National Park
Abstract
The research aims to provide a framework for creating strategic plans that will support increasing local cooperation by revealing perspectives on creating a sustainable national park management system and revitalizing the development of recreational activities in Botan Valley National Park (BVNP). A thematic analysis approach, grounded in qualitative research, was employed for this goal. The maximum variation sampling method was used to conduct thematic analysis on data collected from 72 participants from 8 stakeholders. In the study, the features that the participants attributed to the concept of a national park were presented in a framework, divided into 5 themes. The benefits that visitors derive from national parks have been conceptualized as three aggregate dimensions: individual, social, and regional. Participant evaluations about leaving a national park as a heritage to future generations have been presented to the literature in 5 dimensions, based on the concept of value co-creation and its dimensions, adapted to the field of tourism/recreation. In the theoretical framework, the research offers suggestions from various angles for the establishment of a management system for national parks, while in terms of practical contribution, concrete data for the development of the national park and the development of recreational activities are presented.
Keywords
National parks , Local cooperation , Value co-creation , Botan Valley , Türkiye
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