Determining potential planting areas in urban regions

Varol T., Gormus S., CENGİZ S., Ozel H. B., Cetin M.

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT, cilt.191, sa.3, 2019 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 191 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2019
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s10661-019-7299-1
  • Dergi Adı: ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: GIS, Potential planting area, Remote sensing, Tree canopy cover, Urban forest, Urban planting, AIR-QUALITY, ENERGY USE, FORESTS, TREES, METHODOLOGY, BIOMASS
  • İnönü Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Impermeable surfaces are getting larger in Turkey, as they are in most parts of the world as urban sprawl increases. The increase in impermeable surfaces leads to air pollution, floods, and overflows due to changes in urban landscapes and ecosystems. In order to prevent such damages, impermeable surfaces must be reduced by the means of urban afforestation. The main purpose of this study is to determine which areas are suitable for urban afforestation, and thus to improve the ecological conditions of the city. Accordingly, the study adopts a method that takes urban density into account. Satellite image classification, canopy measurement and determination of potential afforestation areas have been performed within the boundaries of Bartn Municipality. The IKONOS satellite images have been taken as a base for the study, which has been carried out via ENVI, GIS, and SPSS techniques and Tree Canopy Cover. By excluding the too-small spaces within the study area, as well as the ones too close to infrastructural facilities, I have been able to identify potential planting areas using GIS-based decision-making mechanisms. The existing trees and other plant covers have been noted in order to plan the potential plant cover.