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What is Gastronomy Tourism

Gastronomic Sustainability Solutions for Community and Tourism Resilience
Touristic activities whose primary motivation is to adopt activities that involve food and beverage activities, or production, consumption and distribution related to food and beverage.
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The Driving Force of Local Governments in the Sustainability of Gastronomy: BAKAP Case Study Turkey
Mustafa Aksoy (Ankara Hacı Bayram Veli University, Turkey), Gül Seçil Tahmaz (Oklahoma City Community College, USA), and Batuhan Öztürk (Ankara Hacı Bayram Veli University, Turkey)
DOI: 10.4018/979-8-3693-4135-3.ch001
Abstract
The sustainable development and development of local communities is one of the most important tasks of local governments. Within the scope of this study, the “Capital City Ankara Development Project-BAKAP” performed by Ankara Metropolitan Municipality in Ankara, Turkiye is studied as a case study. In this study, the effects of local governments as a driving force in ensuring sustainability and also the roles of gastronomy, agriculture and tourism in sustainable development are evaluated. For this purpose, BAKAP agricultural campus was visited, and investigations were made. Detailed information about the project was obtained by conducting interviews with the head and coordinators of the project. In addition, a literature review was conducted on the subject. Thus, it was tried to determine the potential opportunities of the project in terms of sustainability. At the end of the study, each sustainability principle was evaluated separately with the data obtained.
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Food, Rural Heritage, and Tourism in the Local Economy: Case Studies in Serbia, Romania, Italy, and Turkey
It is a type of tourism activity which is characterized by the visitor’s experience enjoying the regional foods created by the climate, the ingredients, the culture, customs, traditions, and history of that local area.
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Social Media as a Tool for Gastronomy: An Analysis Through Instagram on Turkish Cuisine
Gastronomy tourism is a type of tourism that is related to visiting food producers, food festivals, restaurants, special places, or to prepare a food cooked by a famous chef.
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