Both of the definitions define waterfront to be the transition “interface” between the sea and la... more Both of the definitions define waterfront to be the transition “interface” between the sea and land. This factor leads waterfront to have a transparent surface and to have variety and richness in geographical features, such as climate, topography and flora etc., economic relations, socio-economic cultural networks and the most important of all, settlement culture. In this context, waterfront where is a meeting point and welfare, was the starting point of human settlements. When the evolution of settlement culture is considered, it is seen that with preferable characteristics, in such areas as defense, transportation, scenery, climate, power and leisure, waterfronts come to the forefront for settlement (Bender, 1993; Çolak, 2005).
IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, Oct 1, 2017
In terms of both international and national contexts, mostly coastal zones are the place of compl... more In terms of both international and national contexts, mostly coastal zones are the place of complexity, vulnerability and competition, so that they have to be well-planned and managed. Diversity in users, land uses, investments, sectoral plans and policies make coastal areas highly complex and problematic zones where competition also takes place. Unless these dimensions of pressure aren't balanced with precautionary actions, coastal zones transform into more vulnerable geographies. Within this context "Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM) Plan" appears as a major tool where "integration" becomes a vital keyword for such diversifying environments. This integration challenge covers sectoral, administrative, spatial, interdisciplinary (in terms of scientific research fields) and internationality dimensions. A set of basic principles could also be obtained from the literature in order to reach a better ICZM Plan practice. These could be summarized as; "a broader perspective", "a long-term perspective", "adaptive management and monitoring", "local specificities, specific solutions and flexible measures", "carrying capacity of ecosystems", "a participatory process", "well coordination of policies and partners" and "coherence between sectoral policy objectives, planning and management". A similar problematic conceptualization is also viable for Turkey, where approximately 76% of the total border length and 27 of 81 provinces are coastal. Naturally, both ICZM and coastal zone planning are within the emerging planning issues of national agenda. The purpose of this paper is to examine the Turkish practices depending on the above-mentioned principles by comparing various official ICZM plans of selected provinces. As a general conclusion it is seen that ICZM -to be an integrative and multi-dimensional tool- is contextually misunderstood. From this perspective "the determination of the plan borders", "unsuitability of the plan contents with the ideal ICZM plans" and "absence of legal basis" could be defined as the major discussion topics which reflect the dilemmas of ICZM practice in the Turkish case.
Being an olive and olive oil production geography for 2600 years, Western Anatolia accommodates h... more Being an olive and olive oil production geography for 2600 years, Western Anatolia accommodates hundreds of traditional olive oil mills which have the characteristics of industrial heritage in different scales. The absence of academic comprehensive study provided us to make a research on the building stock and their characteristics (This research has been supported by Yıldız Technical University Scientific Research Projects Coordination Department. Project Number: 2010-03-01 GEP01) named as “Reuse of old olive mills in Aegean Region in the context of tourism”. During the process of the research; 70 of 127 detected (recorded) traditional olive oil mills were documented and studied. This paper is basically focused on sustainability of building stock traditional (olive oil mills) olive culture and tourism activity in Ayvacık Region which is an important olive oil production geography.
Both of the definitions define waterfront to be the transition “interface” between the sea and la... more Both of the definitions define waterfront to be the transition “interface” between the sea and land. This factor leads waterfront to have a transparent surface and to have variety and richness in geographical features, such as climate, topography and flora etc., economic relations, socio-economic cultural networks and the most important of all, settlement culture. In this context, waterfront where is a meeting point and welfare, was the starting point of human settlements. When the evolution of settlement culture is considered, it is seen that with preferable characteristics, in such areas as defense, transportation, scenery, climate, power and leisure, waterfronts come to the forefront for settlement (Bender, 1993; Çolak, 2005).
IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, Oct 1, 2017
In terms of both international and national contexts, mostly coastal zones are the place of compl... more In terms of both international and national contexts, mostly coastal zones are the place of complexity, vulnerability and competition, so that they have to be well-planned and managed. Diversity in users, land uses, investments, sectoral plans and policies make coastal areas highly complex and problematic zones where competition also takes place. Unless these dimensions of pressure aren't balanced with precautionary actions, coastal zones transform into more vulnerable geographies. Within this context "Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM) Plan" appears as a major tool where "integration" becomes a vital keyword for such diversifying environments. This integration challenge covers sectoral, administrative, spatial, interdisciplinary (in terms of scientific research fields) and internationality dimensions. A set of basic principles could also be obtained from the literature in order to reach a better ICZM Plan practice. These could be summarized as; "a broader perspective", "a long-term perspective", "adaptive management and monitoring", "local specificities, specific solutions and flexible measures", "carrying capacity of ecosystems", "a participatory process", "well coordination of policies and partners" and "coherence between sectoral policy objectives, planning and management". A similar problematic conceptualization is also viable for Turkey, where approximately 76% of the total border length and 27 of 81 provinces are coastal. Naturally, both ICZM and coastal zone planning are within the emerging planning issues of national agenda. The purpose of this paper is to examine the Turkish practices depending on the above-mentioned principles by comparing various official ICZM plans of selected provinces. As a general conclusion it is seen that ICZM -to be an integrative and multi-dimensional tool- is contextually misunderstood. From this perspective "the determination of the plan borders", "unsuitability of the plan contents with the ideal ICZM plans" and "absence of legal basis" could be defined as the major discussion topics which reflect the dilemmas of ICZM practice in the Turkish case.
Being an olive and olive oil production geography for 2600 years, Western Anatolia accommodates h... more Being an olive and olive oil production geography for 2600 years, Western Anatolia accommodates hundreds of traditional olive oil mills which have the characteristics of industrial heritage in different scales. The absence of academic comprehensive study provided us to make a research on the building stock and their characteristics (This research has been supported by Yıldız Technical University Scientific Research Projects Coordination Department. Project Number: 2010-03-01 GEP01) named as “Reuse of old olive mills in Aegean Region in the context of tourism”. During the process of the research; 70 of 127 detected (recorded) traditional olive oil mills were documented and studied. This paper is basically focused on sustainability of building stock traditional (olive oil mills) olive culture and tourism activity in Ayvacık Region which is an important olive oil production geography.
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