Author/Authors :
GENÇ, Levent Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart Üniversitesi - Ziraat Fakültesi - Tarımsal Yapılar ve Sulama Bölümü, Turkey , KIZIL, Ünal Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart Üniversitesi - Ziraat Fakültesi - Tarımsal Yapılar ve Sulama Bölümü, Turkey , ARICI, İsmet Uludağ Üniversitesi - Ziraat Fakültesi - Tarımsal Yapılar ve Sulama Bölümü, Turkey , İNALPULAT, Melis Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart Üniversitesi - Ziraat Fakültesi - Tarımsal Yapılar ve Sulama Bölümü, Turkey
Title Of Article :
MONITORING LAND USE AND LAND COVER CHANGE USING REMOTE SENSING, MARKOV ANALYSIS, POPULATION AND LANDSCAPE METRICS ANALYSIS : A CASE STUDY FROM CANAKKALE (1987-2010)
Abstract :
Population growth in cities along with migration from rural areas dramatically increases the Land Use and Land Cover (LULC) changes. This study was conducted in Çanakkale province consisting of central part and its vicinities where rapid population growth and development have been taken place. This study aimed to determine LULC changes using remotely sensed data and geographical information system (GIS) techniques between 1987 and 2010. The LULC maps covering 4 main groups (Forest, Settlement, Agriculture and Others) were developed using the Landsat TM/ETM+ images that were taken in 1987, 2000, and 2010. Markov and landscape analyses were applied to the maps. As a result of the analysis, transformation rates between the classes, transformation probabilities and area numbers, area densities, and the greatest area index values were calculated for 1987-2000 and 2000-2010 periods. This study showed that agricultural lands decreased as a result of their conversion into other LULC classes while the numbers and densities of the settlements continued being increased. It was also noticed that the number and availability of agricultural lands decrease as population increases. Therefore, some precautions should be taken to preserve agricultural lands when city expansion plans are prepared.
NaturalLanguageKeyword :
Canakkale , Landsat , landscape metrics analysis , land use and land cover , Markov analysis
JournalTitle :
Anadolu Journal Of Agricultural Sciences
