The EUNIS habitat classification is a common reporting language on habitat types at European level, sponsored by the EEA. It originated from a combination of several habitat classifications – marine, terrestrial and freshwater. The terrestrial and freshwater classification builds upon previous initiatives, notably the CORINE biotopes classification (Devillers & Devillers-Terschuren 1991), the Palaearctic habitats classification […]
Category: LANDSCAPE PLANNING
CORINE classification scheme
The European council found EEA (European environmental agency) in 1990 to search and discuss the environmental issues all around the Europe. LUC of Europe is one of the most important data to define environmental strategies. CORINE system aims at collecting comparable and consistent land cover data across Europe. This information system, offers the essential elements […]
LUC classification schemes
Standardization is one of the most discussed issues in LUC classification studies, and scientist and map developers were aware that using a common classification schemes might be more comparable and available. The first standardization works started in USA. Today there are several LUC schemes on the world according to region and scale. This chapter will […]
Land Use/Cover Classification Techniques Using Optical Remotely Sensed Data in Landscape Planning
Onur §atir and Suha Berberoglu Cukurova University, Agriculture Faculty, Department of Landscape Architecture, Turkey 1. Introduction The observed biophysical cover of the earth’s surface, termed land-cover is composed of patterns that occur due to a variety of natural and human-derived processes. On the other hand Land-use is human activity on the land, influenced by economic, […]
The case study, Igneada Longos forest national park
The Igneada Longos Forests National Park, located on the Black Sea coast 15 km from the Turkish-Bulgarian border, is positioned between the northern latitudes 41′ 44′ 43′ and 41′ 58′ 27′ and the eastern longitudes 27′ 44′ 52′ and 28′ 3′ 17′.The Igneada area includes different kinds of ecosystems (sand dunes, wetlands, longos (flooded alluvial) […]
Protected areas in Turkey
In terms of biodiversity, Turkey is one of the richest countries in Europe and the Middle East, and ranks the ninth on the European Continent in this respect. There are a number of different ecological regions each with its own endemic species and natural ecosystems. The richness of biodiversity in Turkey is expressed in its […]
Protected Areas
Murat Ozyavuz Namik Kemal University, Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Landscape Architecture Turkey 1. Introduction Protected areas are essential for biodiversity conservation. They are the cornerstones of virtually all national and international conservation strategies, set aside to maintain functioning natural ecosystems, to act as refuges for species and to maintain ecological processes that cannot survive […]
the landscape planning and design
The purpose of this book is to reveal of the landscape planning and design in recent years. For this purpose, chapters were selected on the topics of different landscape architecture study. Landscape architecture is the design of outdoor and public spaces to achieve environmental, socio-behavioral, and/or aesthetic outcomes. It involves the systematic investigation of existing […]