Problems of outdoor recreation: The effect of visitors' demographics on the perceptions of termessos National Park, Turkey

Environmental Management

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1257-1270

  Sayan, Selcuk ^a   Karagüzel, Osman ^a  

^a AKDENIZ UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Antalya; National park; Nationality; Termessos; Visitor demographics; Visitor perceptions

Indexed keywords

AGE GROUPS; CHI-SQUARE TESTS; DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS; HIGHER EDUCATION; INCOME LEVELS; NATIONAL PARK SYSTEMS; NATIONAL PARKS; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEYS; TURKISHS;

POPULATION STATISTICS; SURVEYS;

PARKS;

NATIONAL IDENTITY; NATIONAL PARK; OUTDOOR RECREATION; PERCEPTION; PREFERENCE BEHAVIOR; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; TOURIST BEHAVIOR;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCOME; INFORMATION CENTER; MALE; NATIONAL PARK; RECREATION; TOURISM; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; GEOGRAPHY; HUMANS; PERCEPTION; RECREATION; TURKEY;

ANTALYA [TURKEY]; TERMESSOS NATIONAL PARK; TURKEY;

EID: 77955588051     PISSN: 0364152X     EISSN: 14321009     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00267-010-9500-8     Document Type: Article

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