THE GEOGRAPHICAL ANALYSIS OF THE CHANGES OCCURRING IN TERKOS LAKE (ISTANBUL) AND ITS SURROUNDINGS

This study analysis the changes occurring in Terkos Laguna Lake and its surroundings, located in northwest coasts of Turkey, by using Geographic Information Systems and Remote Sensing techniques. The land use and its changes, as well as the changes that occur in lake areas and coastline were identif...

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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:38b18e526a7440f9b0c532b13073ade72021-11-24T09:20:56ZTHE GEOGRAPHICAL ANALYSIS OF THE CHANGES OCCURRING IN TERKOS LAKE (ISTANBUL) AND ITS SURROUNDINGS2148-416310.9761/JASSS2828https://doaj.org/article/38b18e526a7440f9b0c532b13073ade72019-08-01T00:00:00Zhttps://jasstudies.com/index.jsp?mod=tammetin&makaleadi=231012376_23-Dr.%20S%C3%BCmeyra%20KURT.pdf&key=27411https://doaj.org/toc/2148-4163This study analysis the changes occurring in Terkos Laguna Lake and its surroundings, located in northwest coasts of Turkey, by using Geographic Information Systems and Remote Sensing techniques. The land use and its changes, as well as the changes that occur in lake areas and coastline were identified in the study by conducting land classifications. It was observed in the analysis that the residential areas advance towards areas where the lake is located. A decrease in the ratio of 9.79 km2 (23.78 %) took place in the area of Terkos Lake in a period of 27 years from 1987 to 2014. The coastline fell to 85.62 km2 by decreasing 116.45 km (57.74 %) in this period of 27 years. The residential areas around the lake, agricultural activities, the excessive of the resources that nourish the lake, drought and vaporization proved to be effective on these changes. This situation necessitates taking measures and creating a sustainable management plan in order to prevent the occurrence of unavoidable problems in the area which meets 30 % of Istanbul’s fresh water needs.Sümeyra KURTFırat Universityarticlegeographic information systems (gis)remote sensing (rs)terkos lakeanalysis of changeSocial SciencesHSocial sciences (General)H1-99DEENFRTRJournal of Academic Social Science Studies , Vol 8, Iss 34, Pp 333-344 (2019)
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topic geographic information systems (gis)
remote sensing (rs)
terkos lake
analysis of change
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Social sciences (General)
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spellingShingle geographic information systems (gis)
remote sensing (rs)
terkos lake
analysis of change
Social Sciences
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Social sciences (General)
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Sümeyra KURT
THE GEOGRAPHICAL ANALYSIS OF THE CHANGES OCCURRING IN TERKOS LAKE (ISTANBUL) AND ITS SURROUNDINGS
description This study analysis the changes occurring in Terkos Laguna Lake and its surroundings, located in northwest coasts of Turkey, by using Geographic Information Systems and Remote Sensing techniques. The land use and its changes, as well as the changes that occur in lake areas and coastline were identified in the study by conducting land classifications. It was observed in the analysis that the residential areas advance towards areas where the lake is located. A decrease in the ratio of 9.79 km2 (23.78 %) took place in the area of Terkos Lake in a period of 27 years from 1987 to 2014. The coastline fell to 85.62 km2 by decreasing 116.45 km (57.74 %) in this period of 27 years. The residential areas around the lake, agricultural activities, the excessive of the resources that nourish the lake, drought and vaporization proved to be effective on these changes. This situation necessitates taking measures and creating a sustainable management plan in order to prevent the occurrence of unavoidable problems in the area which meets 30 % of Istanbul’s fresh water needs.
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title THE GEOGRAPHICAL ANALYSIS OF THE CHANGES OCCURRING IN TERKOS LAKE (ISTANBUL) AND ITS SURROUNDINGS
title_short THE GEOGRAPHICAL ANALYSIS OF THE CHANGES OCCURRING IN TERKOS LAKE (ISTANBUL) AND ITS SURROUNDINGS
title_full THE GEOGRAPHICAL ANALYSIS OF THE CHANGES OCCURRING IN TERKOS LAKE (ISTANBUL) AND ITS SURROUNDINGS
title_fullStr THE GEOGRAPHICAL ANALYSIS OF THE CHANGES OCCURRING IN TERKOS LAKE (ISTANBUL) AND ITS SURROUNDINGS
title_full_unstemmed THE GEOGRAPHICAL ANALYSIS OF THE CHANGES OCCURRING IN TERKOS LAKE (ISTANBUL) AND ITS SURROUNDINGS
title_sort geographical analysis of the changes occurring in terkos lake (istanbul) and its surroundings
publisher Fırat University
publishDate 2019
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