Evaluation of Outdoor Recreational Potential of Şarlan Nature Park According to Gülez Method

Authors : Kübra Eroğlan, Pelin Koşugen, Tendü Hilal Göktuğ

Pages : 75-85

Doi:zenodo.7385650

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Publication Date : 2022-11-30

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :People living in the city tend to rural areas, especially protected areas such as nature parks, to meet their recreational needs. One of Turkey`s most preferred protected areas within the scope of recreation/tourism activities is nature parks. Located within the provincial borders of Aydın, Şarlan was declared a Nature Park in 2014. It is a forest ecosystem that stands out with its floristic and faunistic features, dominated by Mediterranean vegetation in an area of 3700 hectares. This research aims to define the outdoor recreational potential of Şarlan Nature Park. The top items defined as the components of recreational potential were Landscape Value insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(L);, Climate Value insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(C);, Accessibility insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(A);, Recreational Ease insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(RE);, and Negative Factors insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(NF);, and the sub-items of these items were scored by the scales included in the analysis method. According to the evaluations, the outdoor recreation potential of Şarlan Nature Park has been calculated as 65%. This value means that the recreational potential in the forest has a `high` insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(61%-75%); value according to the Gülez insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(1990); method.
Keywords : Recreation, Recreation Potential, Gülez Method, Şarlan Nature Park