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Title: | Determination of ecologically sensitive areas in Denizli province using geographic information systems (GIS) and analytical hierarchy process (AHP) | Authors: | Yılmaz, Fırat Çağlar Zengin, Murat Tekin Cüre, Cennet |
Keywords: | Denizli Ecological planning Ecological sensitivity Protection-utilization balance Ecology Hierarchical systems Information systems Information use Sensitivity analysis Analytical Hierarchy Process Ecological sensitivity analysis Environmental change Internal and external factors Literature survey Spatial dimension Vegetation coverage Geographic information systems analytical hierarchy process culture elevation environmental change environmental planning GIS sensitivity analysis algorithm Article controlled study ecological sensitivity ecosystem monitoring environmental parameters geographic information system information processing land use Normalized Difference Vegetation Index Turkey (republic) vegetation vegetation coverage wetland ecosystem environmental monitoring Denizli [Turkey] Turkey Ecosystem Environmental Monitoring Geographic Information Systems |
Publisher: | Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH | Abstract: | Ecological sensitivity is defined as the ecosystem’s reaction to environmental change caused by internal and external factors. The degree of ecological sensitivity varies in spatial dimension depending on the natural and cultural features. Ecological sensitivity analysis is based on basis of mapping these differences. As a result of the analysis, an important data that can be a base for spatial plans at different scales is provided. In accordance with this aim, Denizli province was selected for the study area in this research. The factors affecting sensitivity were determined by the literature survey, which was conducted by considering the characteristics of the study area. In this context, elevation, slope, aspect, the proximity to water surface, land cover, and vegetation coverage were evaluated as natural factors, and the proximity to primary traffic roads and residential areas as cultural factors. Each factor was spatially grouped by means of geographic information systems (GIS) according to the degree of impact on ecological sensitivity. Scale 1 (lowest ecological sensitivity) to 5 (highest ecological sensitivity) was used for the spatial grouping. A analytical hierarchy process (AHP) was applied to weight the factors. The overlay method was used in line with the weighted scores in order to determine the composite ecological sensitivity. As a result of the study, the area of 286.26 sq km (2.37%) as highly and more sensitive, 5267.47 sq km (43.50%) as moderately sensitive, and 6554.56 sq km (54.13%) as mildly and less sensitive was determined. In line with the results, suggestions for protection-utilization balance were developed. © 2020, Springer Nature Switzerland AG. | URI: | https://hdl.handle.net/11499/37003 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-020-08514-9 |
ISSN: | 0167-6369 |
Appears in Collections: | Mimarlık ve Tasarım Fakültesi Koleksiyonu PubMed İndeksli Yayınlar Koleksiyonu / PubMed Indexed Publications Collection Scopus İndeksli Yayınlar Koleksiyonu / Scopus Indexed Publications Collection WoS İndeksli Yayınlar Koleksiyonu / WoS Indexed Publications Collection |
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