Landscape Character Analysis and Assessment: Case Study of Pasinler-Köprüköy Districts (Erzurum)

Year 2020, Volume: 51 Issue: 2, 126 - 139, 19.05.2020

Ahmet Koç , Sevgi Yılmaz

https://doi.org/10.17097/ataunizfd.596643

Abstract

Increasing living standards requires sustainable planning of the environment. The urban areas, important elements of the environment, play an important role in meeting the water, shelter and basic nutrients of people. They have also become important settlements throughout the history of human beings due to their rich natural resources. In order to fulfill the articles of the European Landscape Convention (APS) and to ensure the sustainability of the landscape, the present study aims to define the landscape character areas and types of the Pasinler and Köprüköy districts located within the boundaries of Turkey’s Erzurum. For these purposes, Landscape Character Analysis (LCA) method was used. According to this method, the natural and cultural data are digitized in the computer environment and assessed with the help of Geographical Information Systems (GIS). As a result of the evaluation, 9 landscape character areas with 4 different characteristics and 286 landscape character type pre-classes related to these areas were determined.. Based on the results obtained, it is considered that the study will be a source of data for the future basin, related implementation, management and development policies.

Keywords

Pasinler and Köprüköy, Landscape character analysis, European landscape convention

Peyzaj Karakter Analizi ve Değerlendirmesi: Pasinler-Köprüköy (Erzurum) İlçeleri Örneği

Abstract

Yaşam standartlarının yükseltilmesi çevrenin sürdürülebilir bir şekilde planlanmasını gerektirmektedir. Çevrenin önemli bir öğelerinden olan kırsal alanlar insanların su, barınma ve temel besin maddelerinin karşılamasında önemli bir rol oynamaktadır. Aynı zamanda kırsal alanlar zengin doğal kaynakları itibariyle insanoğlunun tarih boyunca önemli yerleşim alanları olmuştur. Ülkemizin taraf olduğu Avrupa Peyzaj Sözleşmesi’nin (APS) gereklerinin yerine getirilmesi ve peyzajın sürdürülebilirliğinin sağlanması için Erzurum ili sınırları içerisindeki Pasinler ve Köprüköy ilçelerinin peyzaj karakter alanlarının ve tiplerinin tanımlanması amaçlanmıştır. Bu araştırmada Peyzaj Karakter Analizi (PKA) yöntemi kullanılmıştır. Kullanılan bu yöntemde doğal ve kültürel veriler bilgisayar ortamında sayısal hale getirilerek Coğrafi Bilgi Sistemleri (CBS) yardımıyla değerlendirilmiştir. Değerlendirme sonucunda 4 faklı özelliğe sahip 9 adet peyzaj karakter alanı ve bu alanlara bağlı 286 adet peyzaj karakter tipi ön sınıfı tespit edilmiştir. Elde edilen sonuçlar doğrultusunda çalışmanın geleceğe yönelik havza içi uygulama, yönetim ve geliştirme politikalarında bir altık ve veri kaynağı oluşturacaktır.

Keywords

Pasinler ve Köprüköy, Peyzaj karakter analizi, Avrupa peyzaj sözleşmesi

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