Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
2019 Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers (AAG), Washington, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri, 3 - 07 Nisan 2019
Abstract:
Rural tourism is a kind of
tourism that takes its source from nature. It has been formed as an alternative
of mass tourism and it protects nature and local customs. Rural tourism, which
is seen as an important tool to improve rural people, provides additional
income for local people, diminishes migration from rural to urban, and makes
great contribution to environmental consciousness in rural areas. Turkey is
very rich in rural tourism potential. The richness of landscapes, cultural and
historical features, and the diversity of gastronomic values allowed the
formation of numerous rural tourism areas. Darende can be one of them.
Darende is a district of Malatya and located in the
west of it. The most important economic activity of Darende is agriculture;
however, since the irrigable areas are rare and people cannot receive enough
income from agriculture, they migrate from Darende. Rural tourism which offers
extra income to local people is an important source of income.
In this study, the importance, effects, and features
of rural tourism were focused on and the natural, cultural and historical
tourist attractions in Darende were explained. Attitudes of the people in
Darende to rural tourism were measured using a questionnaire and some
suggestions were provided for the development of rural tourism of Darende.
Keywords: Rural Tourism, Darende, The Potential of Darende’s Rural Tourism, Views
of the Residents in Darende about Rural Tourism