Open AccessA FOREST VILLAGE ANALYSES FOR INTERVENING TO RURAL DEVELOPMENT: A CASE STUDY FROM TURKEY
Author(s) -
Ayhan Akyol,
Türkay Türkoğlu,
Ahmet Tolunay,
Adem EFE
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
radovi šumarskog fakulteta univerziteta u sarajevu
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2490-3183
pISSN - 1512-5769
DOI - 10.54652/rsf.2014.v44.i2.97
Subject(s) - swot analysis , geography , rural development , environmental planning , socioeconomics , business , agriculture , sociology , marketing , archaeology
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This is a village case study, prepared by a research team, aimed at providing recommendations on sustainable rural development programs. The village of Yazır, located in the Ağlasun District of the Burdur Province, in the Western Mediterranean part of Turkey, was selected for abovementioned purpose. Rapid Rural Appraisal (RRA) and SWOT techniques were used as research tools for investigating rural conditions and gathering data from the village. The collected socio-economical and technical data were analyzed and discussed with the villagers to formulate a rural development project encompassing recommendations and activities.