LOCALS’ VIEWS OF RURAL TOURISM: A CASE OF DARENDE (MALATYA/TURKEY)
| Autor: | ÇAVUŞ, Ahmet, DALYAN, Ömer |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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| Zdroj: | Volume:, Issue: 65 1-15 Atatürk Üniversitesi Edebiyat Fakültesi Dergisi |
| ISSN: | 2602-2788 2717-7289 |
| Popis: | Rural tourism is a kind of tourism that takes its source from nature. Ithas been formed as an alternative of mass tourism and it protects nature andlocal customs. Rural tourism, which is seen as an important tool to improverural people, provides additional income for local people, diminishes migrationfrom rural to urban, and makes great contribution to environmental consciousness in rural areas. Turkey is very rich in rural tourism potential. The richnessof landscapes, cultural and historical features, and the diversity of gastronomicvalues allowed the formation of numerous rural tourism areas. Darende can beone of them. Darende is a district of Malatya and located in the west of it. The mostimportant economic activity of Darende is agriculture; however, since the irrigable areas are rare and people cannot receive enough income from agriculture,they migrate from Darende. Rural tourism which offers extra income to localpeople is an important source of income.In this study, the importance, effects, and features of rural tourismwere focused on and the natural, cultural and historical tourist attractions inDarende were explained. Attitudes of the people in Darende to rural tourismwere measured using a questionnaire and some suggestions were provided forthe development of rural tourism of Darende. |
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