Public Interest Versus Forests

Birben, Üstüner; Gençay, Gökçe

doi:10.1590/01047760201824042570

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“…The results of this study showed that active participation of forest villagers should be at the center of ecosystem-based functional planning approaches to be carried out within the scope of multiple-use forest management (Keleş et al 2017 ; Birben and Gençay 2018 ). Gültekin et al ( 2017 ) in their studies on this perspective emphasized that among the stakeholders, forest villagers should be associated with participatory approaches and “place attachment” in ecotourism planning.…”

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Ecotourism through the perception of forest villagers: understanding via mediator effects using structural equation modeling

Gültekin

2022

Environ Sci Pollut Res

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Ecotourism activities play an important role in providing economic gain to villagers living in forest ecosystems. Successful sustainable forest management is made possible through the environmental responsibility of the stakeholders and the support of the local inhabitants of the region. Contemporary studies conducted in ecotourism have focused on meeting regional expectations by assessing the satisfaction levels and attitudes of tourists and evaluating hotel management services, but have excluded the perspective of the rural people in the region. Using causal models and mediation effects, this study attempted to explore the attitudes of forest villagers, as the most important interest group, toward ecotourism activities in Turkey. Structural equation modeling and bootstrap methods were applied to identify key concepts related to ecotourism including the mediation effects between income opportunities and ecotourism satisfaction as perceived by the forest villagers regarding perceived negative effects and insufficient services. According to the results of the research, it was determined that, despite the perceived negative effects of ecotourism activities by the forest villagers, income opportunities made a strong positive contribution to their perceived ecotourism satisfaction. Study results offer significant implications for policymakers and ecotourism planners for decreasing pressure on forest ecosystems through participatory forest management approaches to sustainable development in rural areas associated with forest ecosystems.

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Ecotourism through the perception of forest villagers: understanding via mediator effects using structural equation modeling

Gültekin

2022

Environ Sci Pollut Res

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“…Forestry has been of great social importance both for forest villagers and to whole public in Turkey (Birben and Gençay, 2018). Forests are the main sources of goods, raw materials, and products for people who have lived in some rural settlements for hundreds of years.…”

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Socio-economic factors influencing household dependency on forests: an empirical evidence from Turkey

Birben

2022

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Background: Although forest villages in Turkey do not differ from other villages in the country in terms of administrative divisions, the job possibilities of their residents are limited due to the location of the villages in areas with rugged terrain. Forest villages have the poorest economic status of all types of communities in the country in terms of per capita national income and socioeconomic structure; limited agricultural land; inadequate transportation and infrastructure; and, most importantly, weak educational, health, and cultural services.Results: This study explains forest dependency and its relation to certain characteristics of householders by a case study. Data were collected from 150 households and were analyzed using the logistic regression model. Conclusion:The results showed that a householder's age, duration of residence, and employment variables had a significant effect on the forest whereas other variables, gender, educational level, and household size, did not have a statistically significant effect on forest dependence.

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“…According to [28], due to the nature of public services, effectiveness can be considered based not only on the quality perceived individually by users, but also on its social interest. The social interest of a public service is related to the government's duty-power in guaranteeing the basic rights of the citizens [44]. For essential services-for example, those related to health-the usefulness and social need for the service are clear to the citizens.…”

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A Systematic Review of Indicators for Evaluating the Effectiveness of Digital Public Services

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Effectiveness is a key feature of good governance, as the public sector must make the best use of resources to comply with the needs of the population. Several indicators can be analyzed to evaluate the effectiveness of a service. This study analyzes theoretical references and presents a systematic research of indicators to assess the effectiveness of digital public services in the perspective of the user. First, a literature review was carried out to identify the most common indicators employed to evaluate effectiveness in the public sector; then, the perception of academics and professionals regarding digital government was assessed to analyze the relevance of these indicators. As a result, two groups of indicators were found: technical factors based on service quality and usefulness of the service. This work contributes to enrich the discussion on how to create an effective model to evaluate the effectiveness of public services to guarantee quality standards and comply with the expectations of users.

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Public Interest Versus Forests

Abstract: Development priorities can alter sustainable forest management via the concept of public interest.Forests should be considered under the concept of "superior public interest".Public interest concept for forest policy should be determined by subjective criteria.

Cited by 9 publications

References 31 publications

Ecotourism through the perception of forest villagers: understanding via mediator effects using structural equation modeling

Ecotourism through the perception of forest villagers: understanding via mediator effects using structural equation modeling

Socio-economic factors influencing household dependency on forests: an empirical evidence from Turkey

A Systematic Review of Indicators for Evaluating the Effectiveness of Digital Public Services

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