Yıldırım, Tanay B.Ak, TutkuÖlmez, Zuhal2025-01-272025-01-2720081387-585Xhttps://doi.org/10.1007/s10668-007-9089-0https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12428/12648While the world is going into different tourism expectations, the tourism understanding in Turkey is defined as tourism in the sea-sand-sun triangle. However, it is possible to contribute to the income and local development of the indigenous people by developing nature-based tourism. Besides, with the sustainable use and preservation of the natural-cultural assets, the damage of the traditional tourism industry on the natural and cultural environment could be reduced. In this study, it is aimed to bring up the nature-based tourism concept in Çanakkale by evaluating the nature-based tourism industry in the general of Turkey and assessing the natural-cultural resources that Çanakkale comprehends. The most important areas that have a nature-based tourism potential in Çanakkale and the tourism activities that are most suitable for these areas have been determined. © 2007 Springer Science+Business Media B.V.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessÇanakkale; National parks; Natural-cultural resources; Nature-based tourism; Recreational activities; Sustainable developmentArticle10687188110.1007/s10668-007-9089-02-s2.0-54949155113Q1