Barriers and preferences to leisure activities for wheelchair users in historic places

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dc.contributor.authorEvcil, Ayse Nilay
dc.date.accessioned2024-03-13T10:35:26Z
dc.date.available2024-03-13T10:35:26Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.departmentİstanbul Beykent Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractHistoric sites and heritage buildings are popular places to visit in many parts of the world. This paper seeks to contribute to the body of knowledge regarding the experiences of wheelchair users at heritage sites. A questionnaire was used to collect descriptive data about preferences of and barriers faced by wheelchair users in Sultanahmet Square, Istanbul. Sultanahmet Square is the most popular tourist attraction in Istanbul, and contains an open-air museum featuring the city's oldest relic. The study shows that this heritage site is not sufficiently prepared for wheelchair users who wish to participate in a day trip. The challenges they experienced arose from difficulties many designers encounter while trying to create accessible environments and meet the requirement of restoration and conservation at the same time. The obstacles can only be overcome with the support of national policies that take into account the constraints and barriers that affect each location's accessibility. To promote the development of such policies, awareness about constraints and barriers must be raised among both the designers and service providers in tourism. Universal design offers guidelines that will help lead to better design solutions.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/14616688.2017.1293721
dc.identifier.endpage715en_US
dc.identifier.issn1461-6688
dc.identifier.issn1470-1340
dc.identifier.issue4en_US
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85014433700en_US
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ1en_US
dc.identifier.startpage698en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1080/14616688.2017.1293721
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12662/4428
dc.identifier.volume20en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000452008500007en_US
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ1en_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Scienceen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopusen_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherRoutledge Journals, Taylor & Francis Ltden_US
dc.relation.ispartofTourism Geographiesen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessen_US
dc.subjectLeisureen_US
dc.subjecthistorical sitesen_US
dc.subjectwheelchair usersen_US
dc.subjectaccessibilityen_US
dc.subjectIstanbulen_US
dc.subjectbarriersen_US
dc.subjectinclusive tourismen_US
dc.titleBarriers and preferences to leisure activities for wheelchair users in historic placesen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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