The Perception of The Slow City and The Effects of Tourism on The Life Satisfaction of The Local People

Abstract

The aim of this study is to reveal the role of slow city perception and tourism effects in the life satisfaction of the local people of Gökçeada, which has the title of International Cittaslow and has become an important tourism destination in recent years. The data were collected through online and face-to-face questionnaire with 380 participants who live in Gökçeada and its villages between May 12th - June 15th 2022. In the analysis of the data validity analysis, reliability analysis, correlation analysis, regression analysis, frequency analysis, arithmetic mean and standard deviation analysis were used. According to the results of the analysis of the data obtained in the study, life satisfaction was determined as one-dimensional, the perception of slow city (prosperity, natural environment, social life and cultural) as four-dimensional and the effects of tourism (pollution, economic, cultural and prosperity) as four-dimensional. The results of the study show that the "natural environment" dimension of the slow city perception and the "cultural" dimension of the effects of tourism have a positive effect on the life satisfaction of the local people.