Sapanca’daki Bungalov İşletmecilerinin Sürdürülebilir Turizm ve Çevre Tutumları Üzerine Bir Araştırma (A Research on Sustainable Tourism and Environmental Attitudes of Bungalow Managers in Sapanca)

Abstract

The main purpose of this research is to evaluate the effects of bungalow businesses, which are increasingly gaining weight in Sapanca tourism, on sustainable tourism and the environment in terms of bungalow operators. For this purpose, data were collected from bungalow operators operating throughout Sapanca. The study was designed as a qualitative research. As the working group, 9 operators determined by snowball sampling method were selected among the bungalow operators operating in Sapanca. In this regard, support was received from SAVIBU (Sapanca Villa and Bungalow Operators Association). The collected data were subjected to content analysis using the MAXQDA program. Findings were interpreted with code maps according to the Single Case Model. According to the results obtained, it has been observed that there is an excessive growth in the bungalow supply of Sapanca, which may pose a risk for the natural environment of the district. However, it has been revealed that bungalow operators have a certain awareness of sustainable tourism and the environment, and they apply various methods on issues such as waste management, energy saving and recycling.