The decline in ecosystem services (ES) across the world is mostly associated with land use
change, which is the basic outcome of ecosystem degradation. The changes associated with …

Changes relating to the development of land use often negatively impact on ecosystem
services (ES), which in turn impairs the ability of ecosystems to sustain such services. The …

The landscape is a dynamic and multidimensional concept which includes natural and/or
cultural components, ecosystems, relations and processes. The sustainability of landscapes …

Landscape planning is a tool that creates a balance between human and nature in terms of
protection and improvement. With the use of landscape ecology based approaches in …

In this study, natural, socio-cultural and visual landscape characteristics of the study area
were determined by using Geographical Information Systems (GIS) technologies in Izmir …

Interactions between human society, biosphere, atmosphere, and hydrosphere have
increased extensively, sometimes for the welfare of mankind and environment, but …

ABSTRACT Since the 1970s, Geographic Information Systems (GIS) have gained increasing
recognition in the literature, drawing the attention of numerous scientific disciplines …

Watersheds are the areas which define natural boundaries and also direct the ecological,
economic and socio-cultural life. Therefore, it is of great importance to analyse the aspects …

The study area consists of the639 km2of the Ugursuyu and Aksu watersheds are located
midway between the cities of Istanbul and Ankara. Thus, due to their the amenable climate …

Ziyaretçi Taşıma Kapasitesi (ZTK) bir alanda ekolojik bozunuma yol açmadan
bulunulabilecek ve sosyal olarak kabul edilebilir en fazla kişi sayısı olarak tanımlanabilir. Bu …