The Expectations of Locals About Recreative Activties on Regional Planning Stage

Object: This research was run in order to determine the needs and requests of the local community for recreational activities, before the planning of the coastline in Derince. Materials and Methods: The sampling of this study consists of 1374 people who are 771 female and 603 male. The data were collected with the survey developed for this study. İts Corenbach Alpha was 0.89. The data were analyzed by SPSS 13.0 package, and shown in tables and graphs with respect to percentage and frequencies. When compering the preferences for facility and area with demographic properties, Pearson chi-square was used (p<0.05). Results: The results show that the participants were from different age group, occupation, neigborhood and education level, and their daily leisure times are between two and five hours. Morover sportive and culturel demands of the participants were determined. When the personel information and prefences were compered, a significant difference was found amoung indoor sports facility, swimming pool, cinema, cycle path and walking trail. Conclusion: The recreative activities demanded by the local community on the regional planning stage was determined. This will provide a different perspective for further projects.