Affiliation:
1. MERSIN UNIVERSITY
2. Bolu Çevre, Şehircilik ve İklim Değişikliği İl Müdürlüğü, Milli Emlak Müdürlüğü
Abstract
The purpose of this article is to use high-resolution remote sensing data and geographic information systems to determine the temporal variation of construction on summer pasturelands in the Atyaylası region of Bolu Province, Turkey and to present a discussion on land policies for pastureland management as a result. By taking the current land use into consideration, a large number of constructions are observed on the pasture assets, especially those used as housing and tourism facilities. The responsibility of the state to prevent the misuse and destruction of pasturelands is mentioned in Article 45 of the Turkish Constitution, and the Pasture Law prohibits absolutely any construction on pasture assets in Turkey. Despite these legal provisions, maps of the Atyaylası region prepared for the years of 2014, 2018 and 2021 show that construction and road production on pasturelands increased by more than twice during this period, and that the Informal Housing Formalization Amnesty, which took effect in 2018, has accelerated these construction activities. Pasture-qualified lands, which are among the public common goods guaranteed by the law, should be used for the public benefit and ecological sustainability. However, the findings support the idea that this trend is in the opposite direction in Turkey.
Publisher
Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University Journal of Engineering Sciences
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