Coğrafi Bilimler Dergisi (Aug 2009)
Yalova Termal Kaplıcaları’nın Rekreasyon ve Turizm Amaçlı Kullanımının Ekonomik Değerinin Seyahat Maliyeti Yöntemi İle Tespit Edilmesi
Abstract
Nowadays, for supplying the sustainability in recreation and tourism issues, alternative tourism and recreation types were developed in the rational land use planning concept. These alternatives and planningmanaging approaches derived from land properties, economic value of the area and user preferences. In this respect, determining the use value due to land use alternatives, changes, planning-managing approaches is quite important. The Yalova Termal Spring with its natural values is one of the distinguished potential areas where recreation and tourism activities can be carried out. Due to the features of the Yalova Termal Spring, a research has been undertaken with the aims of determining the recreational and tourism use value of Yalova Termal Spring, comparing use values with the total investment. 154 survey were conducted in the Yalova Termal Spring as part of the research. Then, the data was entered into the computer using SPSS 15.0 statistical program to create a database for the statistical analysis. After that, the recreational and tourism use values for the Yalova Termal Spring were calculated by doing necessary statistical analysis for Travel Cost Method. The effective variables on the recreational and tourism demands of the Yalova Termal Spring were determined. Lastly, socioeconomic, cultural and demographic differences between visitors were investigated. As a result of the study, according to Travel Cost Method the annual consumer surplus value 1.239.014.400 TL/year was estimated for Yalova Termal Spring
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