Tourism and the Environment

Tourism and environmental mass tourism and discriminatory tourists have only anticipated the idea of ​​"Big Five" in the past few years, leading to environmental degradation and harassment of wildlife. Since the concept of ecotourism is supported by tourist destinations around the world, it aims to change the mental concept of "five" mammals and to develop other environmentally friendly tourism. Therefore, ecotourism is an important concept in the development of tourism.

Ecotourism - a combination of sightseeing and the environment (eg planning before development, sustainability of resources, economic feasibility of tourism products, no adverse effects on the environment and the community, developers, tourism, environmental responsibility Environmental protection and economic benefits related to the community Tourism infrastructure - road, railway, port, airport runway, water supply, electricity, other electricity supply, sewage system, other utilities, local residents as well as tourists (The appropriate accommodation, restaurants and passenger terminals constitute the upper structure of this area)

· We often lack reference to measure the impact of tourism on the environment. On the other hand, Swarbrooke (1999) and Holden (2009: 22) believe that the natural environment benefits from tourism, conservation activities, nature conservation (nature and national parks, protected areas, etc.). In addition, the tourism industry can gain a deeper understanding of the nature of tourists and local residents. Tourism is regarded as a "friendly" alternative to other industries and can benefit local people. On the other hand, tourism has a direct adverse effect on the natural environment, development of tourism facilities has had a great pressure and indirect influence on the host area's capacity (Ioannides, 1995: 583). It is clear that the environment consisting of rural areas will be affected by the construction of hotels, parks, shopping centers, amusement parks, etc. The most common impact of tourism on the environment is as follows.

Ferhan Gezici is an Associate Professor at the Department of Urban and Regional Planning at ITU Building Faculty. Her field of research is tourism and regional development, urban tourism, tourism and the environment, sightseeing planning, the impact on tourism, and coastal development. She teaches tourism and the environment, tourism and regional development. Ferhan Gezici is the corresponding author and you can access the following address. gezicif@itu.edu.tr