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A study on the determination of the natural park’s sustainable tourism potential

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The surface site of Yesilyuva Nature Park encompasses natural, social, economic, and cultural characteristics and has become a marker of the region’s natural and cultural heritage. To support the preservation of this site, promotional activities should be planned. In this study, because of tourism and related opinions of residents and visitors alike in terms of their natural determination, an important cultural and historical feature is aimed at evaluating the tourism potential of Yesilyuva Nature Park. This framework is designed to establish prospective tourism sustainability. As a result, Yesilyuva Nature Park’s natural and cultural properties have been determined to be suitable for sustainable tourism activities using geographic information systems (GIS). This protection in the field, which balances sustainability and landscape design, will provide for the development of tourism activities. In the Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats (SWOT) analysis and survey, residents and visitors reported that the most important feature of the Yesilyuva Nature Park was its natural beauty. Visitors often come to observe traditional and natural life and to engage in tourism activities. All the data, which includes maps derived from GIS, represents landscape planning for sustainable tourism areas in Yesilyuva Nature Park.

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Acknowledgments

The study entitled “Determination of bioclimatic comfort in Kastamonu Nature Park,” by Ilknur Zeren, was supported by the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK), period 2209-A-2015/2 (University Students Domestic Research Projects Support Program), working on projects with the number 1919B011502715. One of the study areas in the project appears in this article. We sincerely thank TUBITAK 2209-A-2015/2. Moreover, the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK), period 2209-A-2016/1 (University Students Domestic Research Projects Support Program), working on projects numbered 1919B011601370, supported the study entitled “Determining field decision with geodesign of Karabuk city center” by Cansel Cakir. The study area of the project appears in this article. We are sincerely grateful to TUBITAK 2209-A-2015/2. Furthermore, the Ministry of Forestry and Water Affairs and the General Directorate of National Parks and Nature Conservation provided information about the nature park in Kastamonu. We sincerely thank the Ministry of Forestry and Water Affairs and the General Directorate of National Parks and Nature Conservation. Furthermore, Huseyin Akpinar’s Master Thesis in Kastamonu University, Institute of Science, Programs of Sustainable Agriculture and Natural Plant Resources conducted one of part of this research. He sincerely thanks his Advisor’s Assist. Prof. Dr. Mehmet Cetin and Kastamonu University.

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  1. Faculty of Engineering and Agriculture, Department of Landscape Architecture, Kastamonu University, Kuzeykent, 37150, Kastamonu, Turkey

    Mehmet Cetin & Cansel Cakir

  2. Institute of Science, Programs of Sustainable Agriculture and Natural Plant Resources, Kastamonu University, Kuzeykent, 37150, Kastamonu, Turkey

    Ilknur Zeren & Huseyin Akpinar

  3. Faculty of Engineering and Agriculture, Department of Environmental Engineering, Kastamonu University, Kuzeykent, 37150, Kastamonu, Turkey

    Hakan Sevik

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Cetin, M., Zeren, I., Sevik, H. et al. A study on the determination of the natural park’s sustainable tourism potential. Environ Monit Assess 190, 167 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-018-6534-5

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