Sustainability of Touristic Potential of the Old Van City and Castle of Van in Terms of Cultural, Historical and Natural Values  

作　　者：Ayse Sirel Osman Umit Sirel 

机构地区：[1]Faculty of Architecture and Design, Istanbul Aydln University, Istanbu134295, Turkey [2]Faculty of Architecture and Design, Bah~e~ehir University, Istanbu134353, Turkey

出　　处：《Journal of Civil Engineering and Architecture》2014年第8期1056-1072,共17页土木工程与建筑（英文版）

摘　　要：Tourism has become the world＇s fastest growing sector due to acceleration of technology and information flow in the globalized world of today, development of the modem mass transport system and increase in people＇s disposable income. Upon tourism＇s being considered as a serious development strategy in the developments of the countries, all the countries of the world have begun to accelerate their investments in this area through utilizing the natural and cultural assets of their countries （heritage） with a view to provide revenue to their economy as well as creation of jobs. This situation, which has emerged as a result of the globalization of supply and demand in tourism, has created certain problems in terms of environmental balance and the living conditions of local people as a result of poor management of the utilization of natural and cultural resources. The objective of this paper is to examine the concepts and principles germane to sustainable tourism which has significant contribution to the development of the countries, made at the macro level both in the world and in Turkey. The aim of this paper, at the micro level, is to create awareness incident to the tourism resources of the Van Region and the Old Van province and ensure the utilization of these resources through protection thereof. At the end of the study, the importance of the protection of heritage resources as well as fair use thereof in terms of increasing the competitiveness of Turkey on a global scale in tourism is addressed in the light of the overall evaluations.

关 键 词：SUSTAINABILITY sustainable tourism archeological site area natural site area Urartian civilization 

分 类 号：F592.3[经济管理—旅游管理] X24[经济管理—产业经济]