Implementation of visual landscape analysis regarding ecotourism planning in turkey

In this study, visual landscape quality of Kiyikoy was assessed with foresight of ‘Visual landscape analysis applications providing a significant contribution to ecotourism planning’. For this purpose, 12 photographs of individuals consisting of the expert group and observers, are assessed on a Likert scale, according to the parameters consisting of 6 main titles and 22 sub-titles. At the same time, participants evaluated 5 parameters, which consist of opposite adjactive pairs regarding spatial characteristics, by scoring them in the range of –2 to +2. Descriptive statistics and factor analysis were applied to the survey results. As a result, it is identified that parameters which are specified by the landscape components and visual design criteria, are important in determining the choice of space. © 2017, Scibulcom Ltd. All rights reserved.This study has been supported by the Namik Kemal University Scientific Researc