The formation of rills and gullies represents an important indicator of land degradation and generates some of the highest erosion rates in the world. Nonetheless, in certain places, badland sites characterized by intense rill and gully erosion have become important natural tourist attractions. Many parts of Turkey are subjected to these types of erosion, but the possibility of using badlands as geomorphosites for tourism and education has yet to be explored. The area around Küpyar Hill, Manisa Province, hosts an interesting assemblage of landforms that have developed as a result of intensive rilling and gullying. These features have attracted the attention of local mountaineering and nature sports clubs, and this has helped to enable the area to become a tourist destination. The main objective of this study was to evaluate whether the landform assemblage hereabouts has the potential to be designated as a geomorphosite for tourism and education. Initially, it was necessary to identify all the clubs that include this region in their activity programs. Thereafter, it was possible to conduct face-to-face interviews with club managers, to obtain information about their routes, and to analyze photographs on the basis of pictorial semiotics. A questionnaire was completed by 108 individuals who visited Küpyar. The results suggest that visitors are not well informed about the processes that have led to formation of the rills and gullies, but there is a clear interest in these features and their development. The esthetic, economic, educational, scientific, and touristic value of the region was analyzed within the framework of different geomorphosite assessment methods. Those areas characterized by rilling and gullying were delimitated during detailed field research, and a geomorphosite map was produced with two routes that can be used for geotourism and geoeducation. Protecting this area as a geomorphosite appears to represent the most progressive decision that could be taken in terms of land use planning. Moreover, it could help to generate new sources of income for the local people and stem emigration from rural settlements to neighboring towns and cities.

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土耳其马尼萨，库皮亚尔周围荒地的地貌潜力

溪谷和沟壑的形成是土地退化的重要标志，并且是世界上侵蚀率最高的地区。然而，在某些地方，以强烈的小溪和沟壑侵蚀为特征的荒地已成为重要的自然旅游景点。土耳其的许多地区都遭受了这种类型的侵蚀，但是尚未探索将荒地用作旅游和教育的地貌的可能性。马尼萨省库皮亚尔山（KüpyarHill）附近的地区拥有一系列有趣的地貌，这些地貌是由于密集打孔和挖沟而形成的。这些功能吸引了当地登山和自然运动俱乐部的注意，这有助于使该地区成为旅游胜地。这项研究的主要目的是评估地貌组合附近是否具有被指定为旅游和教育地貌的潜力。最初，有必要确定在其活动计划中包括该地区的所有俱乐部。此后，有可能与俱乐部经理进行面对面的采访，以获得有关他们的路线的信息，并根据图片符号学分析照片。108位访问了库皮亚尔的人完成了调查表。结果表明，游客对导致小溪和沟壑形成的过程的了解不多，但是人们对这些功能及其发展有着明显的兴趣。美学，经济，教育，科学，并在不同地貌评估方法的框架内分析了该地区的旅游价值。在详细的野外研究中，划定了以打孔和沟壑为特征的区域，并制作了具有两种路线的地貌图，可用于地质旅游和地理教育。保护该地区为地貌遗址似乎代表着可以在土地利用规划方面做出的最先进的决定。此外，它可以帮助为当地人民创造新的收入来源，并阻止农村定居点向邻近城镇的移民。保护该地区为地貌遗址似乎代表着可以在土地利用规划方面做出的最先进的决定。此外，它可以帮助为当地人民创造新的收入来源，并阻止农村定居点向邻近城镇的移民。保护该地区为地貌遗址似乎代表着可以在土地利用规划方面做出的最先进的决定。此外，它可以帮助为当地人民创造新的收入来源，并阻止农村定居点向邻近城镇的移民。