New Trend in Outdoor Tourism: Modern Camping

Year 2024, , 1677 - 1696, 24.10.2024

Burak Gürer

https://doi.org/10.21547/jss.1484137

Abstract

Spending time in nature has become an activity used for many purposes. Nature offers unlimited opportunities for reasons such as personal development, excitement seeking, rehabilitation, training and relaxation. This feature of outdoor activities has led to the diversification of outdoor tourism in recent years. Campers have begun to make great efforts to see these unique beauties offered by nature and have gradually begun to increase their equipment. The difficulty and distance in reaching isolated areas has led to a certain increase in the number of campers wanting to drive. Thus camping, which is among outdoor tourism, has been developing rapidly recently and has entered different trends. Especially after the Covid-19 pandemic, people's desire to leave closed and crowded environments has increased and accordingly they have started to spend time in outdoor. This has added mobility to camping, which is a part of outdoor tourism. The widespread use of caravans and camping vehicles has made vehicle camping, which can be called a new trend, become quite evident. However, tent, caravan and recreational vehicle camping has also started to cause environmental problems. In this study, we tried to compile the types of camping that have gained momentum in recent years and the problems they cause. The results formed the basis of the study, which will be effective in protecting nature and preventing environmental pollution in camping, caravans and recreational vehicles. It is thought that it will be a guide for private and public enterprises and the camping areas they will build in the future. According to available data uneducated and unconscious camping is a serious cause of pollution. The responsibilities of local governments for the protection of nature are very important.

Keywords

Camping, Caravan, Recreational vehicle, Outdoor.

Doğa Turizminde Yeni Eğilim: Modern Kampçılık

Abstract

Doğada zaman geçirmek birçok amaçla kullanılan bir etkinlik hâline dönüşmüştür. Kişisel gelişim, heyecan arama, rehabilitasyon, eğitim yapmak ve dinlenmek gibi nedenler sebebi ile doğa sınırsız imkânlar sunmaktadır. Açık alan etkinliklerinin bu özelliği son yıllarda doğa turizminin çeşitlenmesine neden olmuştur. Kampçılık yapanlar doğanın sunduğu bu eşsiz güzellikleri görmek adına büyük çabalar harcamaya başlamış ve giderek donanımlarını arttırmaya başlamışlardır. İzole bölgelere ulaşmadaki zorluk ve mesafe araç kullanmak isteyen kampçı sayısında belirli bir artışa neden olmuştur. Böylelikle, doğa turizmi içinde yer alan kampçılık, son zamanlarda hızlı bir gelişim içinde olmakla birlikte farklı eğilimler içine girmiştir. Özellikle Covid-19 pandemisi sonrası insanların kapalı ve kalabalık ortamlardan ayrılma isteği artmış ve bunun sonucunda doğada zaman geçirmeye başlamışlardır. Bu da doğa turizminin bir parçası olan kampçılığa hareketlilik kazandırmıştır. Karavan ve kamp araçlarının yaygınlaşması sonucunda yeni bir eğilim olarak adlandırabilen araçlı kampçılık oldukça belirgin bir hâle gelmiştir. Bununla beraber çadır, karavan ve araç üstü çadır kampçılığı aynı zamanda çevresel sorunlara da yol açmaya başlamıştır. Bu çalışmada, son yıllarda büyük ivme kazanan kampçılık çeşitleri ve ortaya çıkardığı sorunlar derlenmeye çalışılmıştır. Sonuçların kamp, karavan ve kamp aracı ile yapılan kampçılıkta doğanın korunması ve çevre kirliliğinin engellenmesi adına etkili olacağı çalışmaya temel oluşturmuştur. Özel ve kamu işletmelerine ve gelecekte yapacakları kamp alanları için bir rehber olacağı düşünülmüştür. Elde verilere göre, eğitimsiz ve bilinçsiz şekilde yapılan kampçılık ciddi şekilde kirlilik sebebidir. Doğanın korunması için yerel yönetimlere düşen sorumluluklar oldukça önemlidir.

Keywords

Kampçılık, Karavan, Kamp taşıtı, Doğa

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