Journal Article

·2006 OPEN ACCESS

Evaluating tourism development models for Bodrum peninsula in Turkey

Ferhan Gezici , Ayfer Yazgan Gül YTU , Elif Alkay

WIT transactions on ecology and the environment

Abstract

Significant destination areas in Mediterranean countries have faced the problems of mass tourism near the coastal areas and as a declining process. In addition, planning coastal regions, alternative tourism approaches and increasing quality have become the main strategies for the solutions. The development process of tourism in the Bodrum peninsula as one of the significant coastal destinations in Turkey contains certain threats on the sustainability of tourism. Misleading marketing, overcoming thresholds of development in the peninsula and encouraging construction along the coast impose threats for the future of tourism in Bodrum.

Keywords

Tourism Peninsula Sustainability Geography Destinations Natural (archaeology) Mediterranean climate Process (computing) Environmental resource management Environmental planning Economic geography Business Computer science Environmental science Ecology

Subject Areas

Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research ·Sociology and Political Science ·Social Sciences
Cruise Tourism Development and Management ·Transportation ·Social Sciences
Agricultural and Rural Development Research ·Forestry ·Life Sciences

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