Analysis of visitor decision making system when visiting natural recreation sites by multinomial logit model

Kubaş A., Yilmaz F., Aktaş Y., MetİN N.

Quality and Quantity, cilt.39, sa.5, ss.615-623, 2005 (SCI-Expanded, SSCI, Scopus) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 39 Sayı: 5
  • Basım Tarihi: 2005
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s11135-005-3151-5
  • Dergi Adı: Quality and Quantity
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.615-623
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Ecological economy, Ecological tourism, Multinomial logit model, Natural resources, Recreational site
  • İstanbul Yeni Yüzyıl Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Multinomial Logit Model has analyzed the relationship between the frequency of visits to recreation areas and the motivational factors affecting the visits. Kastro Environment Preserving Site that is located in the Black Sea coast of Marmara region in Turkey, has been chosen as the site for this study. Kastro bay is a natural park that is visited only for recreational visits. The study has been conducted on a photogenic study group due to the proximity factor of Kastro bay close to Istanbul. Kastro bay is a popular recreational park due to its characteristic advantages such as a 200 m wide and approximately 2.5 km long beach and with its high quality vegetation. The vegetation type includes ash tree, oak tree, black pine, sand lily etc. Kastro bay is also the site for the Mediterranean seals (Monachus-monachus) which are at the level of extinction. Approximately 50,000 visitors visit the region during the months of July and August. It has been concluded that there is high direct correlation between the frequency of visits and the motivational factors. It has been determined that the visits are mostly based on the sea and the ecological tourism. © Springer 2005.