Detecting the Proximities of Mines to Settlements in Turkey through the CORINE Database

Yıl 2021, Cilt: 12 Sayı: 1, 136 - 149, 23.05.2021

İlgi Atay Kaya

https://doi.org/10.29048/makufebed.901567

Öz

The proximity of mineral extraction sites to settlements is a conflicting issue for urban studies. This study aims at exploring the change in the proximity of mines to settlements in Turkey between the years 2012 and 2018 and determining the cities which continue to be near mineral extraction sites. For this aim, analysis tools of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) are used with the mineral extraction sites and urban settlements layers of the Coordination of Information on the Environment (CORINE) land cover data of Turkey for these years. The findings of this study showed that the area of mines adjacent to settlements is increased from nearly 19905 hectares to nearly 21305 hectares and the area of mineral extraction sites within 1 and 500 meters to the nearest settlements is increased from nearly 16421 hectares to nearly 19967 hectares from 2012 to 2018.

Anahtar Kelimeler

CORINE land cover, geographic information systems, mines, proximity, settlements

Teşekkür

The author acknowledges the European Environment Agency, the European Union, and the Republic of Turkey Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry for producing and sharing the CORINE data.

CORINE Veritabanı Üzerinden Türkiye’deki Madenlerin Yerleşimlere Yakınlıklarının Tespiti

Öz

Maden çıkarım sahalarının yerleşim yerlerine yakınlığı kentsel çalışmalar için çelişkili bir konudur. Bu çalışma, 2012-2018 yılları arasında Türkiye'deki madenlerin yerleşim yerlerine yakınlığındaki değişimi araştırmayı ve maden çıkarım sahalarının yakınında olmaya devam eden şehirleri belirlemeyi amaçlamaktadır. Bu amaçla Çevresel Bilginin Koordinasyonu (CORINE) arazi örtüsü verilerinden Türkiye’nin bu yıllara ait maden çıkarım sahaları ve kentsel yerleşim katmanları ile Coğrafi Bilgi Sistemleri (CBS) analiz araçları kullanılmaktadır. Bu çalışmanın bulguları, 2012'den 2018'e kadar yerleşim yerlerine bitişik maden alanlarının yaklaşık 19905 hektardan yaklaşık 21305 hektara çıktığını ve en yakın yerleşim yerlerine 1-500 metre mesafedeki maden çıkarım sahalarının alanlarının 16421 hektardan 19967 hektara çıktığını göstermiştir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

CORINE arazi örtüsü, coğrafi bilgi sistemleri, madenler, yakınlık, yerleşimler

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