Günümüzden 734 yıl önce Anadolu Selçuklu Devleti"nin sınır beylerinden Eşrefoğlu Seyfettin S... more Günümüzden 734 yıl önce Anadolu Selçuklu Devleti"nin sınır beylerinden Eşrefoğlu Seyfettin Süleyman Bey tarafından Beyşehir"de kurulan Eşrefoğulları Beyliği 46 yıl hüküm sürmüştür. Süleyman Bey, Beyliğin kurucusu olduğu dönemden vefatına kadar geçen 22 yıllık süre zarfında, şehrin "Süleyman Şehri" olarak anılmasını sağlayan eserler ile Beyşehir"i imar etmiştir. Selçuklu döneminde, Anadolu'yu kuzey-güney yönünde kateden ve diğer üretim merkezleriyle bağlayan ticaret yollarından biri üzerinde yer alan Beyşehir, Eşrefoğulları Beyliği yönetiminde İçerişehir bölgesinde mekânsal gelişimini tamamlamıştır. Çalışmada İçerişehir"in kentsel dokusu Anadolu Kent dokusunu oluşturan mekânsal ögeler bağlamında ele alınmış ve kale, külliye (camii, bedesten, türbe, hamam, mescit) yapılarıyla sosyo-kültürel ve ekonomik anlamda Selçuklu kenti özellikleri içerdiği belirlenmiştir. Tarihi kentin omurgasını ve odak noktasını oluşturan külliyenin, Beyliğin medeniyet ve kült...
This study mainly aims to evaluate comparatively the Quality of Urban Life (QoUL) in Konya city o... more This study mainly aims to evaluate comparatively the Quality of Urban Life (QoUL) in Konya city on the basis of Karatay, Meram and Selçuklu districts from the perspectives of two expert groups and to show the suitability of Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) methodology for QoUL Assessment. Design/Methodology/Approach In the scope of the study, AHP has been utilized to explore the importance weights of each and overall performances of QoUL criteria in the hierarchy in terms of 19 sub-criteria of 5 criteria groups of "Environmental Quality, Physical Quality, Functional Quality, Safer Places, and Social Connection and Interaction at Micro and Macro Environment" from the perspectives of local authority experts and academicians. Findings The expert groups have determined different priority weights on the basis of the criteria groups and sub-criteria, and also each district have different criteria performance scores separately. However, the multi-criteria district-based overall QoUL priority rankings of both expert groups are same with different weight rates. Meram is the district with the highest quality of life (QoL), while Karatay is the district with the lowest QoL from the perspective of expert groups. Research Limitations/Implications The outputs of the methodology contribute to a better understanding of comparative QoUL performances of three districts via comparing each of them in terms of each QoUL criteria from the perspectives of experts for decision-makers. However, the lack of inhabitant opinions of the city for an overall participatory QoUL assessment is the limitation of the study. Thus, studies focusing on inhabitants'' views have potential to valuable contribution to further researches and urban planning & design applications. Social/Practical Implications In practice, the manuscript has potential to guide local government units and other relevant stakeholders regarding with appropriate actions and transformations to increase the QoUL and create urban areas with high QoUL. The widespread use of the proposed QoUL assessment methodology, which is adaptable for other cities to a significant QoUL evaluation, can lead to a better participatory planning process and finally more qualified urban environments thus can enhance QoUL. Originality/Value The study presents a rational and adaptive QoUL assessment approach for local authorities, relevant occupation disciplines and researchers who aim to enhance QoUL.
Community-based watershed management has become more predominant as part of the trend towards mor... more Community-based watershed management has become more predominant as part of the trend towards more holistic and participatory approaches to water resources management. Locally based planning at the watershed scale is seen as an operative way to enhance long-term water resources management and environmental sustainability. Large-scale (regional) ecological systems can be most effectively regulated by small-scale (local) social organizations. Consequently motivating
This study addresses Beyehir Lake Basin, which is the largest freshwater lake in Turkey. The aim ... more This study addresses Beyehir Lake Basin, which is the largest freshwater lake in Turkey. The aim of the study was to explore the knowledge, perceptions and behaviors of local communities regarding; the critical problems of the basin; technical and political situation of the water management in the basin; possible strategies ensuring positive change towards the sustainability of the basin; and the watershed management strategies which could contribute to success in this case. The participatory level of the local water users of the basin was also examined. The results revealed that local communities were aware of the basin's problems and contribution of the participatory approaches to watershed management. Also, collaboration between the public and public institutions was accepted as key to successful watershed management. The stakeholders, who considered that current water policies to solve the problems of the basin were ineffectual, relied on the local environmental groups more ...
Cihanbeyli, located in Salt Lake (SL) Basin, is the largest county of Turkey in terms of its area... more Cihanbeyli, located in Salt Lake (SL) Basin, is the largest county of Turkey in terms of its area. In total 56.105 people live in the county and its rural population is 7.005. According to data of 2011 year, Cihanbeyli's social development level is at the tenth of 31 counties of the Konya province and the county is among the least developed counties' group. SL basin is an important wetland in Turkey in terms of biodiversity conservation and international criteria. The most important economic activities in the area are agriculture, livestock and industrial salt production. All the cultivated land is reserved for dry farming and vegetable and fruit production is at negligible quantity. Lack of forested areas, existence of barren lands, insufficient water resources for the agriculture with the impact of the SL, Being one of the Turkey's low rainfall areas, transforming the domestic and industrial waste of Konya city directly to the SL's are the negative factors affectin...
Community-based watershed management (CBWM) has become more predominant as part of the trend towa... more Community-based watershed management (CBWM) has become more predominant as part of the trend towards more holistic and participatory approaches to water resources management. This paper aims to explore the knowledge and perceptions of the local people about non-point source pollution and CBWM policies in Beyşehir Lake Basin (BLB). In this context local people’s; i) awareness level concerned with BLB problems, ii) attitudes toward non-point source pollution control and watershed management, iii) the socio-economic factors affecting the residents’ participations to watershed management, and iv) proposal strategies to provide sustainability of the basin, and finally v) willingness to pay (WTP) for improving Beyşehir Lake’s water quality is evaluated. The Contingent Valuation Method (CVM) is used to estimate economic value of improving local watershed services for BLB residents. The findings highlight the awareness level, attitude and preference differences between the people live nearb...
Regeneration of urban areas revitalizes both physical built environment and socio-economic struct... more Regeneration of urban areas revitalizes both physical built environment and socio-economic structure of society by providing for environmental rehabilitation. Generally, comprehensive and integrated visions and actions are used in the resolution of urban ...
Journal of environmental biology / Academy of Environmental Biology, India, 2015
This study addresses Beyehir Lake Basin, which is the largest freshwater lake in Turkey. The aim ... more This study addresses Beyehir Lake Basin, which is the largest freshwater lake in Turkey. The aim of the study was to explore the knowledge, perceptions and behaviors of local communities regarding; the critical problems of the basin; technical and political situation of the water management in the basin; possible strategies ensuring positive change towards the sustainability of the basin; and the watershed management strategies which could contribute to success in this case. The participatory level of the local water users of the basin was also examined. The results revealed that local communities were aware of the basin's problems and contribution of the participatory approaches to watershed management. Also, collaboration between the public and public institutions was accepted as key to successful watershed management. The stakeholders, who considered that current water policies to solve the problems of the basin were ineffectual, relied on the local environmental groups more ...
Collaborative and Integrated Watershed Management (CIWM) is one of the major alternatives that em... more Collaborative and Integrated Watershed Management (CIWM) is one of the major alternatives that emerged as a part of the trend towards more holistic and participatory approaches to natural resource management. CIWM has evolved throughout the years, influenced by the different ecological, social, economic, institutional and political context in which this approach has been implemented. The present paper addresses the Beyşehir Lake Basin (BLB) which is the largest freshwater lake in Turkey to investigate the critical success factors in CIWM. What is the crucial problem of the BLB? What is the most appropriate watershed management strategy that enables ecological and socio-cultural sustainability of the basin? How much important to take most advantage of the basin's Strengths and Opportunities or to reinforce most the Weaknesses and develop the best defense to the Threats? To answer these questions from the point of experts' views related with the basin, the paper offers a syste...
ABSTRACT The most critical issue of the decision making process in watershed management is the ac... more ABSTRACT The most critical issue of the decision making process in watershed management is the active involvement of a range of stakeholder groups whose views usually conflict with each other. Participatory approaches must fully respect the knowledge, experiences, values, and interests of various stakeholders. This study addresses the Beysehir Lake Basin, the largest freshwater lake in Turkey, and focuses on inhabitants' perceptions and approaches in order to find out the optimal watershed management strategies. The study illustrates the feasibility of SWOT analysis and Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) integration to incorporate stakeholder preferences in the decision making process. The results provide the following crucial information: (i) the main problems of the basin (h) the most important advantages of the basin in terms of 'Strengths' and 'Opportunities' (iii) the most important disadvantages of the basin in terms of 'Weaknesses' and 'Threats' (iv) the most appropriate watershed management strategies those enable ecological and socio-cultural sustainability of the basin. (C) 2013 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd. Selection and peer-review under responsibility of The Hellenic Association for Information and Communication Technologies in Agriculture Food and Environment (HAICTA)
... Yavuz Özdemir. Fadim 1, Ayla Ayaz Bozdağ 2 1 Department of Urban and Regional Planning, 2 Dep... more ... Yavuz Özdemir. Fadim 1, Ayla Ayaz Bozdağ 2 1 Department of Urban and Regional Planning, 2 Department of Geological Engineering, Selcuk University, Campus of Alaaddin Keykubad, 42003, Kampus, Konya, TURKEY [email protected], [email protected] Abstract ...
Regeneration of urban areas revitalizes both physical built environment and socio-economic struct... more Regeneration of urban areas revitalizes both physical built environment and socio-economic structure of society by providing for environmental rehabilitation. Generally, comprehensive and integrated visions and actions are used in the resolution of urban ...
Günümüzden 734 yıl önce Anadolu Selçuklu Devleti"nin sınır beylerinden Eşrefoğlu Seyfettin S... more Günümüzden 734 yıl önce Anadolu Selçuklu Devleti"nin sınır beylerinden Eşrefoğlu Seyfettin Süleyman Bey tarafından Beyşehir"de kurulan Eşrefoğulları Beyliği 46 yıl hüküm sürmüştür. Süleyman Bey, Beyliğin kurucusu olduğu dönemden vefatına kadar geçen 22 yıllık süre zarfında, şehrin "Süleyman Şehri" olarak anılmasını sağlayan eserler ile Beyşehir"i imar etmiştir. Selçuklu döneminde, Anadolu'yu kuzey-güney yönünde kateden ve diğer üretim merkezleriyle bağlayan ticaret yollarından biri üzerinde yer alan Beyşehir, Eşrefoğulları Beyliği yönetiminde İçerişehir bölgesinde mekânsal gelişimini tamamlamıştır. Çalışmada İçerişehir"in kentsel dokusu Anadolu Kent dokusunu oluşturan mekânsal ögeler bağlamında ele alınmış ve kale, külliye (camii, bedesten, türbe, hamam, mescit) yapılarıyla sosyo-kültürel ve ekonomik anlamda Selçuklu kenti özellikleri içerdiği belirlenmiştir. Tarihi kentin omurgasını ve odak noktasını oluşturan külliyenin, Beyliğin medeniyet ve kült...
This study mainly aims to evaluate comparatively the Quality of Urban Life (QoUL) in Konya city o... more This study mainly aims to evaluate comparatively the Quality of Urban Life (QoUL) in Konya city on the basis of Karatay, Meram and Selçuklu districts from the perspectives of two expert groups and to show the suitability of Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) methodology for QoUL Assessment. Design/Methodology/Approach In the scope of the study, AHP has been utilized to explore the importance weights of each and overall performances of QoUL criteria in the hierarchy in terms of 19 sub-criteria of 5 criteria groups of "Environmental Quality, Physical Quality, Functional Quality, Safer Places, and Social Connection and Interaction at Micro and Macro Environment" from the perspectives of local authority experts and academicians. Findings The expert groups have determined different priority weights on the basis of the criteria groups and sub-criteria, and also each district have different criteria performance scores separately. However, the multi-criteria district-based overall QoUL priority rankings of both expert groups are same with different weight rates. Meram is the district with the highest quality of life (QoL), while Karatay is the district with the lowest QoL from the perspective of expert groups. Research Limitations/Implications The outputs of the methodology contribute to a better understanding of comparative QoUL performances of three districts via comparing each of them in terms of each QoUL criteria from the perspectives of experts for decision-makers. However, the lack of inhabitant opinions of the city for an overall participatory QoUL assessment is the limitation of the study. Thus, studies focusing on inhabitants'' views have potential to valuable contribution to further researches and urban planning & design applications. Social/Practical Implications In practice, the manuscript has potential to guide local government units and other relevant stakeholders regarding with appropriate actions and transformations to increase the QoUL and create urban areas with high QoUL. The widespread use of the proposed QoUL assessment methodology, which is adaptable for other cities to a significant QoUL evaluation, can lead to a better participatory planning process and finally more qualified urban environments thus can enhance QoUL. Originality/Value The study presents a rational and adaptive QoUL assessment approach for local authorities, relevant occupation disciplines and researchers who aim to enhance QoUL.
Community-based watershed management has become more predominant as part of the trend towards mor... more Community-based watershed management has become more predominant as part of the trend towards more holistic and participatory approaches to water resources management. Locally based planning at the watershed scale is seen as an operative way to enhance long-term water resources management and environmental sustainability. Large-scale (regional) ecological systems can be most effectively regulated by small-scale (local) social organizations. Consequently motivating
This study addresses Beyehir Lake Basin, which is the largest freshwater lake in Turkey. The aim ... more This study addresses Beyehir Lake Basin, which is the largest freshwater lake in Turkey. The aim of the study was to explore the knowledge, perceptions and behaviors of local communities regarding; the critical problems of the basin; technical and political situation of the water management in the basin; possible strategies ensuring positive change towards the sustainability of the basin; and the watershed management strategies which could contribute to success in this case. The participatory level of the local water users of the basin was also examined. The results revealed that local communities were aware of the basin's problems and contribution of the participatory approaches to watershed management. Also, collaboration between the public and public institutions was accepted as key to successful watershed management. The stakeholders, who considered that current water policies to solve the problems of the basin were ineffectual, relied on the local environmental groups more ...
Cihanbeyli, located in Salt Lake (SL) Basin, is the largest county of Turkey in terms of its area... more Cihanbeyli, located in Salt Lake (SL) Basin, is the largest county of Turkey in terms of its area. In total 56.105 people live in the county and its rural population is 7.005. According to data of 2011 year, Cihanbeyli's social development level is at the tenth of 31 counties of the Konya province and the county is among the least developed counties' group. SL basin is an important wetland in Turkey in terms of biodiversity conservation and international criteria. The most important economic activities in the area are agriculture, livestock and industrial salt production. All the cultivated land is reserved for dry farming and vegetable and fruit production is at negligible quantity. Lack of forested areas, existence of barren lands, insufficient water resources for the agriculture with the impact of the SL, Being one of the Turkey's low rainfall areas, transforming the domestic and industrial waste of Konya city directly to the SL's are the negative factors affectin...
Community-based watershed management (CBWM) has become more predominant as part of the trend towa... more Community-based watershed management (CBWM) has become more predominant as part of the trend towards more holistic and participatory approaches to water resources management. This paper aims to explore the knowledge and perceptions of the local people about non-point source pollution and CBWM policies in Beyşehir Lake Basin (BLB). In this context local people’s; i) awareness level concerned with BLB problems, ii) attitudes toward non-point source pollution control and watershed management, iii) the socio-economic factors affecting the residents’ participations to watershed management, and iv) proposal strategies to provide sustainability of the basin, and finally v) willingness to pay (WTP) for improving Beyşehir Lake’s water quality is evaluated. The Contingent Valuation Method (CVM) is used to estimate economic value of improving local watershed services for BLB residents. The findings highlight the awareness level, attitude and preference differences between the people live nearb...
Regeneration of urban areas revitalizes both physical built environment and socio-economic struct... more Regeneration of urban areas revitalizes both physical built environment and socio-economic structure of society by providing for environmental rehabilitation. Generally, comprehensive and integrated visions and actions are used in the resolution of urban ...
Journal of environmental biology / Academy of Environmental Biology, India, 2015
This study addresses Beyehir Lake Basin, which is the largest freshwater lake in Turkey. The aim ... more This study addresses Beyehir Lake Basin, which is the largest freshwater lake in Turkey. The aim of the study was to explore the knowledge, perceptions and behaviors of local communities regarding; the critical problems of the basin; technical and political situation of the water management in the basin; possible strategies ensuring positive change towards the sustainability of the basin; and the watershed management strategies which could contribute to success in this case. The participatory level of the local water users of the basin was also examined. The results revealed that local communities were aware of the basin's problems and contribution of the participatory approaches to watershed management. Also, collaboration between the public and public institutions was accepted as key to successful watershed management. The stakeholders, who considered that current water policies to solve the problems of the basin were ineffectual, relied on the local environmental groups more ...
Collaborative and Integrated Watershed Management (CIWM) is one of the major alternatives that em... more Collaborative and Integrated Watershed Management (CIWM) is one of the major alternatives that emerged as a part of the trend towards more holistic and participatory approaches to natural resource management. CIWM has evolved throughout the years, influenced by the different ecological, social, economic, institutional and political context in which this approach has been implemented. The present paper addresses the Beyşehir Lake Basin (BLB) which is the largest freshwater lake in Turkey to investigate the critical success factors in CIWM. What is the crucial problem of the BLB? What is the most appropriate watershed management strategy that enables ecological and socio-cultural sustainability of the basin? How much important to take most advantage of the basin's Strengths and Opportunities or to reinforce most the Weaknesses and develop the best defense to the Threats? To answer these questions from the point of experts' views related with the basin, the paper offers a syste...
ABSTRACT The most critical issue of the decision making process in watershed management is the ac... more ABSTRACT The most critical issue of the decision making process in watershed management is the active involvement of a range of stakeholder groups whose views usually conflict with each other. Participatory approaches must fully respect the knowledge, experiences, values, and interests of various stakeholders. This study addresses the Beysehir Lake Basin, the largest freshwater lake in Turkey, and focuses on inhabitants' perceptions and approaches in order to find out the optimal watershed management strategies. The study illustrates the feasibility of SWOT analysis and Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) integration to incorporate stakeholder preferences in the decision making process. The results provide the following crucial information: (i) the main problems of the basin (h) the most important advantages of the basin in terms of 'Strengths' and 'Opportunities' (iii) the most important disadvantages of the basin in terms of 'Weaknesses' and 'Threats' (iv) the most appropriate watershed management strategies those enable ecological and socio-cultural sustainability of the basin. (C) 2013 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd. Selection and peer-review under responsibility of The Hellenic Association for Information and Communication Technologies in Agriculture Food and Environment (HAICTA)
... Yavuz Özdemir. Fadim 1, Ayla Ayaz Bozdağ 2 1 Department of Urban and Regional Planning, 2 Dep... more ... Yavuz Özdemir. Fadim 1, Ayla Ayaz Bozdağ 2 1 Department of Urban and Regional Planning, 2 Department of Geological Engineering, Selcuk University, Campus of Alaaddin Keykubad, 42003, Kampus, Konya, TURKEY [email protected], [email protected] Abstract ...
Regeneration of urban areas revitalizes both physical built environment and socio-economic struct... more Regeneration of urban areas revitalizes both physical built environment and socio-economic structure of society by providing for environmental rehabilitation. Generally, comprehensive and integrated visions and actions are used in the resolution of urban ...
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