Impact of geographical factors on Coastal Tourism between İğneada and Kastro Bay, Thracian Black Sea coast, Turkey
This study discusses the relationship between tourism and geomorphologic features, climatic comfort and natural vegetation cover in the coastal region from İğneada to Kastro Bay on the Black Sea. From the point of view of climatic comfort, Thermo-Hygrometric Index (THI) values indicate that May, J...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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IJEGEO
2017-11-01
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| Series: | International Journal of Environment and Geoinformatics |
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| Online Access: | http://dergipark.gov.tr/download/article-file/358274 |
| Summary: | This study discusses the relationship between tourism and geomorphologic features, climatic comfort and
natural vegetation cover in the coastal region from İğneada to Kastro Bay on the Black Sea. From the point of
view of climatic comfort, Thermo-Hygrometric Index (THI) values indicate that May, June, September and
October are favorable for coastal tourism while in the months of July and August temperatures are too hot. SSI
index values indicate that comfort levels prevail for most people in June and September although the weather
can be perceived by some people as cool. In July and August, when the temperatures are higher, the climate is
comfortable part of the time, but it is rather hot and sticky. Despite climatic comfort conditions not being
suitable for long-duration coastal tourism in the Kıyıköy-İğneada area, the floristic richness of the area and
presence of longose forests offer many opportunities in terms of ecotourism. There are also numerous lakes and
streams presenting unique possibilities for a variety of so-far unexploited tourism activities.
Geomorphologically, uncontaminated sandy beaches and coastal spits as well as sheltered bays such as Kastro
Bay are among the important assets of the area in terms of coastal tourism. |
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| ISSN: | 2148-9173 2148-9173 |