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- Title
KALKINMA AJANSLARININ TURİZMİN GELİŞMESİNDEKİ ÖNEMİ: GÜNEY MARMARA KALKINMA AJANSI ÖRNEĞİ.
- Authors
POLAT, Eray; YILMAZ, Gülay ÖZDEMİR
- Abstract
For effective and appropriate use of resources we can say that development efforts shift from national level to regional level and also to local level. Development agencies are the new actors of local development efforts. Development agencies are very important for providing regional development and increasing competitiveness of the regions. Although they are recently established, in our country development agencies are successful. In this study, after conceptual framework of the development agencies had been drawn, their importance about tourism development has been mentioned. Based on this information South Marmara Development Agency which includes Balikesir province viewed as an example. Interview technique were used as one of the qualitative research methods. According to the results, tourism has been put into an important point by the development agency by mapping studies, transforming cultural richness into tourism appeal, improving tourism infrastructure and superstructure (particularly health and thermal) and eliminating second home problem.
- Publication
Journal of Entrepreneurship & Development / Girisimcilik ve Kalkinma Dergisi, 2014, Vol 9, Issue 1, p137
- ISSN
1306-8946
- Publication type
Article