Determining of Affect Levels on Agriculture and Livestock of Factors Such as Landforms, Soil Types and CORINE Land use/cover According to Analytic Herarchy Process(AHP) in Basin of Kesis Stream(Southern of Türkiye)

Abstract

Abstract Human-being has always continued its efforts to recognize and benefit from the natural environment in which it has lived since its existence, and it continues this struggle today. However, over time, human beings have begun to realize that the natural processes they encounter in the natural environment have more than one cause. Today, researchers have developed various methods to determine the degree of impact of events that occur due to more than one reason. One of these methods is the Analytical Hierarchy process(AHP). In this study; Landforms, soil types and the effect levels of CORINE land use/cover on agriculture and livestock were investigated according to the AHP in the Kesis Stream Basin. In the research; Methods such as Geographical Information Systems (GİS), AHP, Digitization formula, remote sensing (RS) were used. Based on these methods, the study was embodied with various figures, tables and graphics suitable for the purpose of the study. According to this study, in the Kesis Stream Basin; 25.992% of landforms, 41.260% of soil types, and 32.748% of CORINE land use/cover on livestock activities were determined. Similarly, in the basin; Landforms had effects on agricultural activities with 19,580%, soil types 31,081%, CORINE land use/cover 49,339%. Here; While land use/cover on agricultural activities and soil types on livestock are in the first place, landforms have the least effect on both. In the basin, which has a rugged and karstic structure; As seen in figure 3/A, while agricultural areas such as range of deposits, polje, and uvala correspond to the 'very important' classification, the importance of slope surfaces and other areas gradually decreased. In Figure 3/B, while agricultural fields and slope surfaces have a 'very important' and 'significant' effect on livestock activities, the importance of peak and high flats and rocky steep surfaces is the least. It can be said that the findings obtained as a result overlap with the current realities of the basin and are successful.