A FOREST VILLAGE ANALYSES FOR INTERVENING TO RURAL DEVELOPMENT: A CASE STUDY FROM TURKEY
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.54652/rsf.2014.v44.i2.97Keywords:
Sustainable Rural Development, Rapid Rural Appraisal technique, SWOT technique, village analyses, Yazır Village TurkeyAbstract
UDK: 502.131.1:316.334.55(560)
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.
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