Natural resources and cultural values are important factors in a region that increase tourism activities. Mis land
use from the past to the present has been a problem on the agenda for Turkey as well as many developed and
developing countries. As the basis of the method of the protection of natural and cultural resources, planning,
design and management which enable the functionality of the physical environment and utilization of it in many
ways can be mentioned. In this respect, it is important to use natural resources in various ways and in a
sustainable way in accordance with the demands of the society by taking into consideration the balance between
preservation and use. For this purpose, using two disciplines, remote sensing and GIS, to obtain and handle the
data that will be very helpful in the process of problem solving and decision making are important in terms of
monitoring and controlling the data obtained. In this study, changes in the vegetation at the Amasra district,
Bartin was analyzed using four multitemporal Landsat MSS, TM, ETM scenes and one SPOT XS scene. In the
analyses, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) was employed. Based on the results obtained, the
effectiveness of the use of multitemporal satellite imagery was confirmed.
Primary Language | Turkish |
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Journal Section | Articles |
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Publication Date | March 1, 2008 |
Published in Issue | Year 2008 Volume: 10 Issue: 13 |
Bartin Orman Fakultesi Dergisi Editorship,
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