Exploring the Rural Tourism Perception of Local People and Farmers: The Case Study of Mordogan in İzmir, Turkey Explorando la percepción del turismo rural por parte de la población local y de los agricultores: El caso de Mordogan en Esmirna, Turquía

Merkez M., YILMAZ H.

Cuadernos de Desarrollo Rural, vol.19, 2022 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 19
  • Publication Date: 2022
  • Doi Number: 10.11144/javeriana.cdr19.ertp
  • Journal Name: Cuadernos de Desarrollo Rural
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, Fuente Academica Plus, International Bibliography of Social Sciences, ABI/INFORM, Agricultural & Environmental Science Database, CAB Abstracts, EconLit, Sociological abstracts, Veterinary Science Database, DIALNET
  • Keywords: factor analysis, perception, rural development, rural tourism, Turkey
  • Isparta University of Applied Sciences Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

This study aims to examine rural tourism perception of local people and farmers living in Mordoğan, Izmir, Turkey. Main material of this study was obtained from surveys conducted with 103 local people and 65 farmers. In this study, factor analysis was used to determine rural tourism perceptions of local people and farmers. According to the analysis result, six main factors related to rural tourism perceptions of local people and farmers, which can be measured by nineteen statements, were determined. These factors were named as economic, socio-cultural, environmental, interaction, awareness and local development factors. Cronbach alpha coefficient of factors was calculated as 0.840 and it explained 73.29 % of total variance. The economic factor was found to be the most important explanatory factor.