Arazi Örtüsü Üzerindeki Beşeri Etkinin Belirlenmesi: Ankara İli Örneği

Abstract

The particular characteristics of populations combined with human use of technology is having an increasing impact on land cover with each passing day. These land cover changes have caused many economic and ecological problems as the use of off-purpose land becomes more widespread . Indeed, the problems caused by these changes are often irreversible. In this study, which aims to determine the human impact on land cover in the case of the province of Ankara we used the method of determining human impact index developed by Sanderson et al., and the criteria applied by SEDAC constituted the basis of the research. In this context, population density, transportation network, nighttime lights, land cover, and urban areas were re-classified and overlapped using GIS software. The spatial analysis results showed that the human impact index distribution, the 2018 CORINE land cover, and the 2006-2012-2018 land cover change data were correlated. The results also showed which type of land cover was located in the human impact area in Ankara Province. The study concluded that Ankara metropolitan areas, which expand towards the west and partly towards the south, have landforms, which have an important effect on agriculture, forests and semi-natural areas.