Quantitative Approach for Complementary Analysis of a Touristic Coastal Landscape: The Case of Erdemli (Mersin), Turkey

Year 2020, , 1 - 21, 25.02.2020

Hakan Alphan

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3688718

Abstract

Abstract: Coastal landscapes face increasing demands for space and the resources that they support. These demands generally conflict with each other and with the functioning of landscape systems. Owing to the fact that landscapes of interest on the coast are complex, multifaceted quantitative analysis is highly necessary to understand biophysical variations in space and time resulting from natural and/or human-induced processes. This complexity of landscape systems requires analytical procedures that involve utilization of state-of-the-art tools and methodologies to collect and combine landscape-level environmental information for use in landscape planning, design and management. In this respect, five consecutive steps may be described for complementary analysis of landscapes: (1) dataset selection (2) land cover mapping, (3) analysis of patterns, (4) analysis of processes and (5) future projections. Recently completed research project in a coastal region on Turkish Mediterranean coast (TUBITAK Grant No: 111Y253) provided a framework for comprehensive analysis of coastal landscapes. This paper provides a brief summary of the outcomes from this project. Quantitative analysis procedures were highlighted and discussions were made in the light of analysis results.


Abstract: Kıyı peyzajları, yer ve kaynaklar üzerindeki artan taleplerle karşı karşıyadır. Bu talepler genellikle birbiriyle ve peyzaj sistemlerinin işleyişi ile çelişmektedir. Kıyıdaki peyzajlar karmaşık olduğundan, insan kaynaklı ve doğal süreçlerden kaynaklanan, mekansal ve zamansal biyofiziksel değişkenliğin anlaşılması için çok yönlü sayısal analizler son derece gereklidir. Peyzaj sistemlerinin bu karmaşıklığı, peyzaj planlaması, tasarımı ve yönetiminde kullanılacak peyzaj düzeyindeki çevresel bilginin toplanması ve birleştirilmesi için en yeni araç ve yöntemlerin kullanımını içeren çözümlemeli süreçlere gereksinim duyar. Bu kapsamda peyzajların tamamlayıcı analizi için birbirini izleyen beş aşama: (1) veri seçimi, (2) araz, örtüsü haritalama, (3) patern analizleri, (4) süreç analizleri ve (5) gelecek kestirimleri olarak tanımlanabilir. Türkiye’nin Akdeniz kıyı bölgesinde yakın zamanda tamamlanmış olan bir araştırma projesi (TÜBİTAK Destek No: 111Y253) kıyı peyzajlarının bütüncül analizi için bütüncül bir çerçeve sunmuştur. Bu makale, sözkonusu projenin çıktılarının bir özetini içermektedir. Sayısal analize vurgu yapılmış ve araştırma sonuçları ışığında tartışmalar yapılmıştır.

Anahtar Kelimeler: Peyzaj, kıyı zonu, Türkiye, Akdeniz, sayısal analiz

Keywords

Landscape, coastal zone, Turkey, Mediterranean, Quantitative analysis

Project Number

111Y253

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