Determination of impact of urbanization on agricultural land and wetland land use in balcovas' delta by remote sensing and GIS technique

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dc.contributor.authorBolca, Mustafa
dc.contributor.authorTurkyilmaz, Bahar
dc.contributor.authorKurucu, Yusuf
dc.contributor.authorAltinbas, Unal
dc.contributor.authorEsetlili, M. Tolga
dc.contributor.authorGulgun, Bahriye
dc.date.accessioned2019-10-27T19:33:05Z
dc.date.available2019-10-27T19:33:05Z
dc.date.issued2007
dc.departmentEge Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractBecause of their intense vegetation and the fact that they include areas of coastline, deltas situated in the vicinity of big cities are areas of greet attraction for people who wish to get away from in a crowded city. However, deltas, with their fertile soil and unique flora and fauna, need to be protected. In order for the use of such areas to be planned in a sustainable way by local authorities, there is a need for detailed data about these regions. In this study, the changes in land use of the Bal ova Delta, which is to the immediate west of Turkey's third largest city Izmir, from 1957 up to the present day, were investigated. In the study, using aerial photographs taken in 1957, 1976 and 1995 and an IKONOS satellite image from the year 2005, the natural and cultural characteristics of the region and changes in the coastline were determined spatially. Through this study, which aimed to reveal the characteristics of the areas of land already lost as well as the types of land use in the Bal ova delta and to determine geographically the remaining areas in need of protection, local authorities were provided with the required data support. Bal ova consists of flat and fertile wetland with mainly citrus-fruit orchards and flower-producing green houses. The marsh and lagoon system situated in the coastal areas of the delta provides a habitat for wild life, in particular birds. In the Bal ova Delta, which provides feeding and resting for migratory birds, freshwater sources are of vital importance for fauna and flora. The settlement area, which in 1957 was 182 ha, increased 11-fold up to the year 2005 when it reached 2,141 ha. On the other hand, great losses were determined in farming land, olive groves, forest and in the marsh and lagoon system. This unsystematic and rapid urbanization occurring in the study region is not only causing the loss of important agricultural land and wetland, but also lasting water and soil pollution.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s10661-006-9486-0en_US
dc.identifier.endpage419en_US
dc.identifier.issn0167-6369
dc.identifier.issue01.Maren_US
dc.identifier.pmid17180418en_US
dc.identifier.startpage409en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-006-9486-0
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11454/39412
dc.identifier.volume131en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000247467900035en_US
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ3en_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Scienceen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMeden_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherSpringeren_US
dc.relation.ispartofEnvironmental Monitoring and Assessmenten_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessen_US
dc.subjectcoastal area managementen_US
dc.subjectcoastal changesen_US
dc.subjectcakalburnu Lagoonen_US
dc.subjectcultural entitiesen_US
dc.subjectnature conservationen_US
dc.subjectnatural entitiesen_US
dc.subjectremote sensingen_US
dc.subjectwetlandsen_US
dc.titleDetermination of impact of urbanization on agricultural land and wetland land use in balcovas' delta by remote sensing and GIS techniqueen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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