Assessment of Rapid Urbanization Effects on Land Use Dynamics: A Google Earth and GIS Approach in Kemalöz District, Uşak, Türkiye - An Earth Science Perspective

Yıl 2025, Cilt: 13 Sayı: 1, 286 - 298, 30.01.2025

Ümit Yıldız

https://doi.org/10.29130/dubited.1462304

Öz

As urbanization continues to increase, the concerns about sustainable land use and management are also growing. Thus, there has been an increasing number of scientific research studies conducted on this phenomenon. In many cases, these studies have been performed by using expensive remote sensing software with low-resolution (>30m) Landsat imagery. On the other hand, Google Earth Pro imageries have a geometric resolution of 1.5 meters to 2 meters for most of the covered areas in the world. The objective of this study is to investigate changes in land use in the Kemalöz District of Uşak, Türkiye, which is the fastest-growing district, by utilizing Google Earth Pro and GIS for rapid assessment of land use change between 2005 and 2024, offering an alternative to costly remote sensing software and low-resolution Landsat imagery. The study also aims to evaluate the relative benefits of integrating geoscience to analyze land-use changes to provide insights to policymakers and local officials to make informed decisions about the most effective way to manage land to mitigate the negative effects of urbanization. The findings of this study indicated that the build-up land use has increased from 1,734 to 2,755 km2 from 2005 to 2024. Vegetation land use has increased from 1,081 to 1,392 km2 between 2005 and 2024. Agricultural land use has decreased from 1,781 to 1,149 km2 between 2005 and 2024. Barren land use has decreased from 1,803 to 1,103 km2. This suggests significant urban development or infrastructure expansion occurred in the study area over the 19 years.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Urbanization, Land Use, Google Earth, Earth Science

Hızlı Kentselleşmenin Arazi Kullanım Dinamikleri Üzerindeki Değerlendirmesi: Kemalöz Mahallesi, Uşak, Türkiye'de Bir Google Earth ve CBS Yaklaşımı - Bir Yer Bilimleri Perspektifi

Öz

Kentselleşmenin artmasıyla birlikte, sürdürülebilir arazi kullanımı ve yönetimine yönelik endişeler de artmaktadır. Bu nedenle, bu fenomen üzerine yapılan bilimsel araştırmaların sayısı artmaktadır. Birçok durumda, bu çalışmalar, maliyetli uzaktan algılama yazılımları ve düşük çözünürlüklü (>30m) Landsat görüntüleri kullanılarak gerçekleştirilmiştir. Öte yandan, Google Earth Pro görüntüleri, dünya genelindeki çoğu alan için 1,5 metreden 2 metreye kadar geometrik çözünürlüğe sahiptir. Bu çalışmanın amacı, Türkiye'nin Uşak şehrinin en hızlı büyüyen mahallesi olan Kemalöz’ün arazi kullanımındaki değişiklikleri incelemektir. Bu inceleme, 2005 ile 2024 arasındaki arazi kullanım değişikliklerini hızlı bir şekilde değerlendirmek için Google Earth Pro ve Coğrafi Bilgi Sistemi (GIS) kullanarak, maliyetli uzaktan algılama yazılımlarına ve düşük çözünürlüklü Landsat görüntülerine alternatif sunmaktadır. Çalışma ayrıca, arazi kullanımı değişikliklerini analiz etmek için yer bilimlerini entegre etmenin göreli faydalarını değerlendirmeyi amaçlamaktadır, böylece karar vericilere ve yerel yetkililere kentselleşmenin negatif etkilerini azaltmak için araziyi en etkili şekilde yönetme konusunda bilgi vermektedir. Bu çalışmanın bulguları, inceleme alanında 19 yıl boyunca önemli bir kentsel gelişme veya altyapı genişlemesi olduğunu göstermektedir. 2005 ile 2024 arasında yapılan inceleme, yapılaşma alanının 1.734'ten 2.755 km2'ye, bitki örtüsü kullanım alanının ise 1.081'den 1.392 km2'ye arttığını göstermiştir. Tarım alanı kullanımının ise 2005 ile 2024 arasında 1.781'den 1.149 km2'ye azaldığı tespit edilmiştir. Kullanılmayan arazi alanının ise 1.803'ten 1.103 km2'ye azaldığı görülmektedir. Bu sonuçlar, inceleme alanında önemli bir kentsel gelişme veya altyapı genişlemesi olduğunu göstermektedir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Kentselleşme, Arazi Kullanımı, Google Earth, Yer Bilimleri

Teşekkür

The author expresses his sincere gratitude to the South Dakota School of Mines for generously providing access to their ArcGIS license, which was instrumental in conducting this study.

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