A methodological approach for designating management zones in Mount Spil National Park, Turkey

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Tarih

2000

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Springer-Verlag

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info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess

Özet

This study was undertaken to (1) determine the suitability of ecosystems within Mount Spil National Park (Turkey) to human activities by a systematic zoning procedure, and (2) provide the basis for developing sound management strategies based on natural-cultural resource attributes of the park. After assessing natural-cultural resources and human activity requirements, the suitability of three zones (Strict Protection Zone. SPZ; Restricted Use Zone. RUZ; and Recreation and Administration Zone, RAZ) for proposed human activities/land uses was determined in order to maintain ecological sustainability and integrity through a weighting-ranking methodology, based on a grid cell resolution of 1 km x 1 km. Results showed that out of the three management zones, the RUZ in which the recreational activities that do not require physical developments are allowed constituted 82% of the park area as the first priority management zone. The proposed zoning procedure is believed to be a key step to improve management for both the study area and other national parks with the similar landscape features.

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land use suitability, management zone designation, Mount Spil National Park (Turkey)

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Environmental Management

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Q3

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26

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3

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