The contribution of cultural ecosystem services on tourism: a review

OpenAlex İngilizce

Cultural ecosystem services (CES), which includes many components regarding humans, and is defined as benefits and services that ecosystems provide to humanity. Tourism experiences provide a unique opportunity for people and tourism interactions influence human well-being. This study evaluates CES studies made for Anatolia between 2017–2022. This review study sought answers to four questions: (i) What is the number and content of CES studies? (ii) What are the methodological studies, on which occupational disciplines they focus? (iii) Are the CES studies for the Anatolia sufficient for tourism management? (iv) What are the gaps, benefits and deficiencies in CES and in Anatolia tourism? The results are expected to shed light on future studies regarding the CES and tourism for Anatolia.