Abstract
 Site Selection for New Tourism Types in Bodrum Peninsula, Turkey Track: Environmental Management Author(s): Eda Erkin, Nurünnisa Usul The strong relationship between human beings and nature begins with farming, stockbreeding (is this the correct word?). Because of the development of industry and tourism, the environment has become important. Because natural resources are required for all these economic sectors the concept of "sustainable development" was born. It is important to manage the natural resources for all these activities without any damage to nature. Tourism development affects communities, environments and economies. So suggestions for new tourism types and site selection for these activities have become important in planning. The data like topography, land use, transportation network, population density, flora and fauna, etc., should be analyzed with the help of GIS tools (slope analysis, buffer analysis) in order to make better projections and tourism plans. The aim of this study is to define the potential areas for different tourism activities using special criteria. The case study location is Bodrum Peninsula (Mugla), south west of Turkey. Eda Erkin ODTU GGIT Dikmen Cad. 129/3 Dikmen Ankara 06450 TR Phone: 0903124834041 E-mail: erkineda@yahoo.com Nurünnisa Usul METU Civil Engineering Middle East Technical University Civil Engineering Department Cankaya , Ankara 06531 TR Phone: +903122105448 Fax: +903122101002 E-mail: nurusul@metu.edu.tr |
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