TY  - JOUR
TI  - Ecotourism as a Rural Development Model: As a Women Leaded
Ecotourism Process of Piraziz Şeyhli Village (the Black Sea
Region of Turkey)
AB  - Ecotourism is an approach that maintains the social and cultural
integrity of a locale, while securing the sustainability of the natural
resources of the earth, as well as supporting the economic development
of the local community. Turkey has recently begun actualizing
the idea of ecotourism as a rural development model. The
Eastern Black Sea Region is one of the priorities given region to develop
ecotourism in Turkey. Within the scope of this study, Şeyhli
Ecotourism Village of Piraziz district in the Black Sea Region will
be examined. The most important features of Şeyhli Village, which
was declared an Ecotourism Village within the scope of Tourism
Brand Urban Development Plan and coordinated by Giresun Governorate
GIRTAB (Giresun Tourism Infrastructure Service Association),
are accessibility, ease of transport, high level of education,
and women being in charge of this process. In this study, after the
potentials of Şeyhli Ecotourism Village and the reasons for its selection
as an ecotourism area are explained, the ecotourism village
approach will be discussed in the context of protection of rural
cultural values, natural resources and of understanding women’s
roles in rural development. The methodology of the study includes
site visits, questionnaires, interviews and unobtrusive observation.
AU  - Aydin-Yonet, Neslihan
AU  - Yirmibesoglu, Funda
DO  - 10.14744/planlama.2021.44227
PY  - 2022
JO  - PLANLAMA
VL  - 32
IS  - 2
SN  - 1300-7319
SP  - 256
EP  - 268
DB  - TRDizin
UR  - http://search/yayin/detay/534497
ER  -