Forest ecosystems in the Mediterranean Basin experience frequent forest fires, and the risk of ha... more Forest ecosystems in the Mediterranean Basin experience frequent forest fires, and the risk of hazards to people and assets is expected to increase in the face of climate change. Turkey is one of the countries in the Mediterranean Basin that has faced extreme forest fires in recent years. Forest firefighters are key actors at the forefront of fighting forest fires, and their effectiveness is largely related to in-service training. This study investigates the differences in in-service training and knowledge competencies of forest firefighters working in five fire-sensitive regions in Turkey. The results of the study are based on a survey of 975 forest firefighters. Sociodemographic data are presented as frequency, mean, and percentages. The Kruskal–Wallis H test was used to determine the differences in the perceptions of forest firefighters in the five fire-sensitive regions. It was determined that 89.74% of forest firefighters participated in in-service training, and the participati...
In this study, Turkey's chestnut production and trade potential have been revealed and the so... more In this study, Turkey's chestnut production and trade potential have been revealed and the socioeconomic dimension of benefiting from chestnuts has been evaluated comparatively on the basis of regional differences. Chestnut, which is used as wood raw material and non-wood forest product, is an important source of income and food. In this sense, the traditional ecological knowledge that has been passed from generation to generation for centuries has provided the formation of an ancient culture on benefiting from chestnut. The economic value created by utilizing the wood and fruit of the chestnut, which is widely distributed in the regions having different ecological characteristics in Anatolia, has resulted in the application of different management approaches. There are five different periods in which the amount of chestnut production varies in Turkey. Aydın, İzmir, Sinop, Kastamonu and Bartın are the provinces that become prominent in chestnut production of Turkey. The degree o...
In the Kozak Basin, which is the most important pine nut production and trade center in Turkey, t... more In the Kozak Basin, which is the most important pine nut production and trade center in Turkey, there has been a significant decrease in production recently. In this study, the perspectives of the farmers in this area were investigated, specifically about reasons for the decrease in yields. For this purpose, a face-to-face survey was conducted with 378 pine nut farmers from the Kozak Basin. It was determined that the average age of the farmers is high, their educational achievement level is low, they generally also work in alternative sectors and almost all of them grow pine nuts in their own pine groves. The farmers’ perception of cooperatives was found to be negative. In general, the local people continue to produce pine nuts in their own pine groves, but nearly half of the participants also worked in other sectors to maintain their standard of living. Farmers attribute the low yield in the Kozak Basin to both abiotic and biotic factors. Mining activities, which are increasing, ar...
Determination of performance evaluation criteria’s in forestry organization: A Turkish forest dis... more Determination of performance evaluation criteria’s in forestry organization: A Turkish forest district case study
In forest enterprises, the process of evaluation technique personnel's performance has operat... more In forest enterprises, the process of evaluation technique personnel's performance has operated by getting the base of register report as the other public associations and establishments. When the conditions peculiar to forestry are thought, it is necessary to be introduced and applied of new approaches. In this concept, it is indispensable that the administrators who compose the management cadre of state forest enterprises have to benefit from modern management techniques. According to this, ranking and linear combination technique are profited with the aim of calculating performance levels of forest engineers in this article. A criterion set, composed of forty-four elements to be developed with this aim, is benefited. The research has been carried out by taking consideration of the performances in 2010 of eight forest engineers who are on duty in Denizli Forest Enterprise Directorship. In the result of this study, a ranking is gained in consideration of the performances of for...
Bu calismada, Devlet Orman Isletmelerinden odun hammaddesi satin alan musterilerin odun tedarik s... more Bu calismada, Devlet Orman Isletmelerinden odun hammaddesi satin alan musterilerin odun tedarik surecine iliskin beklentilerinin tespit edilmesi amaclanmistir. Bu amacla Istanbul, Bursa, Sakarya ve Canakkale Orman Bolge Mudurluklerinden acik artirmali satislar kapsaminda odun hammaddesi satin alan 265 alici ile yuz yuze gorusme teknigi oncelikli olmak uzere anket calismasi yapilmistir. Calismada elde edilen veriler tanimlayici istatistiklerle degerlendirilmistir. Calisma alaninda acik artirmali satislara Bu calismada, Devlet Orman Isletmelerinden odun hammaddesi satin alan musterilerin odun tedarik surecine iliskin beklentilerinin tespit edilmesi amaclanmistir. Bu amacla Istanbul, Bursa, Sakarya ve Canakkale Orman Bolge Mudurluklerinden acik artirmali satislar kapsaminda odun hammaddesi satin alan 265 alici ile yuz yuze gorusme teknigi oncelikli olmak uzere anket calismasi yapilmistir. Calismada elde edilen veriler tanimlayici istatistiklerle degerlendirilmistir. Calisma alaninda ac...
Journal of the Faculty of Forestry Istanbul University, 2007
Bu calismada, 1980-2005 yillari arasinda Hazine Mustesarligi Tesvik Uygulama Genel Mudurlugu tara... more Bu calismada, 1980-2005 yillari arasinda Hazine Mustesarligi Tesvik Uygulama Genel Mudurlugu tarafindan "Orman Urunleri" konusunda duzenlenen yatirim tesvik belgeleri kapsaminda "Mobilya Uretimi", "Buro Mobilyasi Imalati" ve "Mobilya ve Lambri" aIt sektorleri analiz edilmistir. Bu aIt sektorler icin duzenlenen yatirim tesvik belgeleri sabit yatirim, istihdam, doviz kullanimi ve bolgeler itibariyle dagilimi acisindan irdelenmistir. Turkiye'de Orman Urunleri Endustrisi konusunda en fazla yatirim tesvik belgesi Mobilya Endustrisi alt sektoru icin duzenlenmistir. Orman Urunleri Endustrisinde yatirim tesviklerinden en fazla Karadeniz Bolgesi yararlanmaktayken, Mobilya Endustrisinde Ic Anadolu Bolgesi ilk sirada yer almistir. Diger yandan, ulke ekonomisinde yasanan ekonomik krizlerin yatirim tesviklerinin kullanimini olumsuz etkiledigi tespit edilmistir.
Forest Products Trade Between Turkey and Southern Caucasian Countries Tugba Deniz Istanbul Univer... more Forest Products Trade Between Turkey and Southern Caucasian Countries Tugba Deniz Istanbul Universitesi Orman Fakultesi, Ormancilik Ekonomisi Anabilim Dali, 34473 Bahcekoy/Istanbul, denizt@istanbul.edu.tr Taner Okan Istanbul Universitesi Orman Fakultesi, Ormancilik Ekonomisi Anabilim Dali, 34473 Bahcekoy/Istanbul, tokan@istanbul.edu.tr ABSTRACT Foreign trade volume and especially the exportation are considered as important factors for countries in order to achieve sustainable development level. Also, one of the strategies to increase exportation is to establish policies aiming at promotion of regional trade to be implemented among neighbouring countries. In this context, in Turkey, "Neighbouring and Nearby Countries Trade Development Strategy” was put into effect in 2000. According to this strategy, one of the regions where the new instruments will be used for the development of trade is the Caucasus. Geographically, the territory of the Caucasus covers two regions separated by...
Kestane, Turkiye ve Kafkasya’da uzun yillardir dogal ormanlarindan veya kulture alinan bireylerin... more Kestane, Turkiye ve Kafkasya’da uzun yillardir dogal ormanlarindan veya kulture alinan bireylerinden faydalanilan onemli bir turdur. Gunumuzde bu turun onemi, meyvesi, odunu, yapragi ve ciceginin ulke genelinde yaygin ticari ve evici kullanimindan kaynaklanmaktadir. Buna bagli olarak kestane ve kestaneden faydalanmanin urettigi kulturel bir birikim soz konusudur. Bu kulturel birikimin boyutlarindan biri kestane ve kullanimiyla ilgili geleneksel terim bilgisidir. Ulke genelindeki yaygin kullanima ragmen geleneksel terim bilgisi hakkinda yeterli sayida ve icerikte calismalar bulunmamaktadir. Bu calismada, Turkiye’de kestane ve kullanimi ile ilgili geleneksel terim bilgisinin ortaya cikarilmasi hedeflenmistir. Calismada kullanilan yontem uc asamadan olusmaktadir. Ilk olarak Turkce Derleme Sozlugunde bulunan kestane ile ilgili terimler cikarilmistir. Daha sonra bu kelimelere dayanilarak arazi calismasinda kullanilmak uzere bir anket formu duzenlenmistir. Turkiye’nin Dogu Karadeniz, Bati...
Turkiye’de, av ve yaban hayati kaynaklarinin surdurulebilir yonetiminin saglanmasina dair calisma... more Turkiye’de, av ve yaban hayati kaynaklarinin surdurulebilir yonetiminin saglanmasina dair calismalar son yirmi yilda yogunlasmistir. Av ve yaban hayati kaynaklarinin korunmasi, gelistirilmesi ve surdurulebilir yonetimine yonelik faaliyetler, hala uygun bir yapiya kavusmamakta birlikte, faydalanmanin kisitlanmasi, av veyaban hayvani uretimi ve yerlestirme, egitim, bilgilendirme, mevzuat gelistirme, koruma-kontrol (denetim) gibi tekniklerle bir arada yurutulmektedir. Avcilar, av veyaban hayati kaynaklarindan dogrudan faydalanan ilgi ve cikar gruplarindan biri olup, avci dernekleri adi altinda orgutlenmektedirler. Avci dernekleri, daha cok avcilarin avlanma etkiliginin gerceklestirilmesine yardimci olan calismalari yaninda, yetersiz duzeyde de olsa av ve yaban hayati yonetimine katki saglayan, habitat duzenleme, av hayvanlarinin uretimi, korunmasi,envanteri ile planlanmasi, avcilarin denetimi ve egitimi vb. konularda faaliyet gosteren, sorumluluk alan cevreci orgutlerdir. Bu nedenle, a...
Forest ecosystems in the Mediterranean Basin experience frequent forest fires, and the risk of ha... more Forest ecosystems in the Mediterranean Basin experience frequent forest fires, and the risk of hazards to people and assets is expected to increase in the face of climate change. Turkey is one of the countries in the Mediterranean Basin that has faced extreme forest fires in recent years. Forest firefighters are key actors at the forefront of fighting forest fires, and their effectiveness is largely related to in-service training. This study investigates the differences in in-service training and knowledge competencies of forest firefighters working in five fire-sensitive regions in Turkey. The results of the study are based on a survey of 975 forest firefighters. Sociodemographic data are presented as frequency, mean, and percentages. The Kruskal–Wallis H test was used to determine the differences in the perceptions of forest firefighters in the five fire-sensitive regions. It was determined that 89.74% of forest firefighters participated in in-service training, and the participati...
In this study, Turkey's chestnut production and trade potential have been revealed and the so... more In this study, Turkey's chestnut production and trade potential have been revealed and the socioeconomic dimension of benefiting from chestnuts has been evaluated comparatively on the basis of regional differences. Chestnut, which is used as wood raw material and non-wood forest product, is an important source of income and food. In this sense, the traditional ecological knowledge that has been passed from generation to generation for centuries has provided the formation of an ancient culture on benefiting from chestnut. The economic value created by utilizing the wood and fruit of the chestnut, which is widely distributed in the regions having different ecological characteristics in Anatolia, has resulted in the application of different management approaches. There are five different periods in which the amount of chestnut production varies in Turkey. Aydın, İzmir, Sinop, Kastamonu and Bartın are the provinces that become prominent in chestnut production of Turkey. The degree o...
In the Kozak Basin, which is the most important pine nut production and trade center in Turkey, t... more In the Kozak Basin, which is the most important pine nut production and trade center in Turkey, there has been a significant decrease in production recently. In this study, the perspectives of the farmers in this area were investigated, specifically about reasons for the decrease in yields. For this purpose, a face-to-face survey was conducted with 378 pine nut farmers from the Kozak Basin. It was determined that the average age of the farmers is high, their educational achievement level is low, they generally also work in alternative sectors and almost all of them grow pine nuts in their own pine groves. The farmers’ perception of cooperatives was found to be negative. In general, the local people continue to produce pine nuts in their own pine groves, but nearly half of the participants also worked in other sectors to maintain their standard of living. Farmers attribute the low yield in the Kozak Basin to both abiotic and biotic factors. Mining activities, which are increasing, ar...
Determination of performance evaluation criteria’s in forestry organization: A Turkish forest dis... more Determination of performance evaluation criteria’s in forestry organization: A Turkish forest district case study
In forest enterprises, the process of evaluation technique personnel's performance has operat... more In forest enterprises, the process of evaluation technique personnel's performance has operated by getting the base of register report as the other public associations and establishments. When the conditions peculiar to forestry are thought, it is necessary to be introduced and applied of new approaches. In this concept, it is indispensable that the administrators who compose the management cadre of state forest enterprises have to benefit from modern management techniques. According to this, ranking and linear combination technique are profited with the aim of calculating performance levels of forest engineers in this article. A criterion set, composed of forty-four elements to be developed with this aim, is benefited. The research has been carried out by taking consideration of the performances in 2010 of eight forest engineers who are on duty in Denizli Forest Enterprise Directorship. In the result of this study, a ranking is gained in consideration of the performances of for...
Bu calismada, Devlet Orman Isletmelerinden odun hammaddesi satin alan musterilerin odun tedarik s... more Bu calismada, Devlet Orman Isletmelerinden odun hammaddesi satin alan musterilerin odun tedarik surecine iliskin beklentilerinin tespit edilmesi amaclanmistir. Bu amacla Istanbul, Bursa, Sakarya ve Canakkale Orman Bolge Mudurluklerinden acik artirmali satislar kapsaminda odun hammaddesi satin alan 265 alici ile yuz yuze gorusme teknigi oncelikli olmak uzere anket calismasi yapilmistir. Calismada elde edilen veriler tanimlayici istatistiklerle degerlendirilmistir. Calisma alaninda acik artirmali satislara Bu calismada, Devlet Orman Isletmelerinden odun hammaddesi satin alan musterilerin odun tedarik surecine iliskin beklentilerinin tespit edilmesi amaclanmistir. Bu amacla Istanbul, Bursa, Sakarya ve Canakkale Orman Bolge Mudurluklerinden acik artirmali satislar kapsaminda odun hammaddesi satin alan 265 alici ile yuz yuze gorusme teknigi oncelikli olmak uzere anket calismasi yapilmistir. Calismada elde edilen veriler tanimlayici istatistiklerle degerlendirilmistir. Calisma alaninda ac...
Journal of the Faculty of Forestry Istanbul University, 2007
Bu calismada, 1980-2005 yillari arasinda Hazine Mustesarligi Tesvik Uygulama Genel Mudurlugu tara... more Bu calismada, 1980-2005 yillari arasinda Hazine Mustesarligi Tesvik Uygulama Genel Mudurlugu tarafindan "Orman Urunleri" konusunda duzenlenen yatirim tesvik belgeleri kapsaminda "Mobilya Uretimi", "Buro Mobilyasi Imalati" ve "Mobilya ve Lambri" aIt sektorleri analiz edilmistir. Bu aIt sektorler icin duzenlenen yatirim tesvik belgeleri sabit yatirim, istihdam, doviz kullanimi ve bolgeler itibariyle dagilimi acisindan irdelenmistir. Turkiye'de Orman Urunleri Endustrisi konusunda en fazla yatirim tesvik belgesi Mobilya Endustrisi alt sektoru icin duzenlenmistir. Orman Urunleri Endustrisinde yatirim tesviklerinden en fazla Karadeniz Bolgesi yararlanmaktayken, Mobilya Endustrisinde Ic Anadolu Bolgesi ilk sirada yer almistir. Diger yandan, ulke ekonomisinde yasanan ekonomik krizlerin yatirim tesviklerinin kullanimini olumsuz etkiledigi tespit edilmistir.
Forest Products Trade Between Turkey and Southern Caucasian Countries Tugba Deniz Istanbul Univer... more Forest Products Trade Between Turkey and Southern Caucasian Countries Tugba Deniz Istanbul Universitesi Orman Fakultesi, Ormancilik Ekonomisi Anabilim Dali, 34473 Bahcekoy/Istanbul, denizt@istanbul.edu.tr Taner Okan Istanbul Universitesi Orman Fakultesi, Ormancilik Ekonomisi Anabilim Dali, 34473 Bahcekoy/Istanbul, tokan@istanbul.edu.tr ABSTRACT Foreign trade volume and especially the exportation are considered as important factors for countries in order to achieve sustainable development level. Also, one of the strategies to increase exportation is to establish policies aiming at promotion of regional trade to be implemented among neighbouring countries. In this context, in Turkey, "Neighbouring and Nearby Countries Trade Development Strategy” was put into effect in 2000. According to this strategy, one of the regions where the new instruments will be used for the development of trade is the Caucasus. Geographically, the territory of the Caucasus covers two regions separated by...
Kestane, Turkiye ve Kafkasya’da uzun yillardir dogal ormanlarindan veya kulture alinan bireylerin... more Kestane, Turkiye ve Kafkasya’da uzun yillardir dogal ormanlarindan veya kulture alinan bireylerinden faydalanilan onemli bir turdur. Gunumuzde bu turun onemi, meyvesi, odunu, yapragi ve ciceginin ulke genelinde yaygin ticari ve evici kullanimindan kaynaklanmaktadir. Buna bagli olarak kestane ve kestaneden faydalanmanin urettigi kulturel bir birikim soz konusudur. Bu kulturel birikimin boyutlarindan biri kestane ve kullanimiyla ilgili geleneksel terim bilgisidir. Ulke genelindeki yaygin kullanima ragmen geleneksel terim bilgisi hakkinda yeterli sayida ve icerikte calismalar bulunmamaktadir. Bu calismada, Turkiye’de kestane ve kullanimi ile ilgili geleneksel terim bilgisinin ortaya cikarilmasi hedeflenmistir. Calismada kullanilan yontem uc asamadan olusmaktadir. Ilk olarak Turkce Derleme Sozlugunde bulunan kestane ile ilgili terimler cikarilmistir. Daha sonra bu kelimelere dayanilarak arazi calismasinda kullanilmak uzere bir anket formu duzenlenmistir. Turkiye’nin Dogu Karadeniz, Bati...
Turkiye’de, av ve yaban hayati kaynaklarinin surdurulebilir yonetiminin saglanmasina dair calisma... more Turkiye’de, av ve yaban hayati kaynaklarinin surdurulebilir yonetiminin saglanmasina dair calismalar son yirmi yilda yogunlasmistir. Av ve yaban hayati kaynaklarinin korunmasi, gelistirilmesi ve surdurulebilir yonetimine yonelik faaliyetler, hala uygun bir yapiya kavusmamakta birlikte, faydalanmanin kisitlanmasi, av veyaban hayvani uretimi ve yerlestirme, egitim, bilgilendirme, mevzuat gelistirme, koruma-kontrol (denetim) gibi tekniklerle bir arada yurutulmektedir. Avcilar, av veyaban hayati kaynaklarindan dogrudan faydalanan ilgi ve cikar gruplarindan biri olup, avci dernekleri adi altinda orgutlenmektedirler. Avci dernekleri, daha cok avcilarin avlanma etkiliginin gerceklestirilmesine yardimci olan calismalari yaninda, yetersiz duzeyde de olsa av ve yaban hayati yonetimine katki saglayan, habitat duzenleme, av hayvanlarinin uretimi, korunmasi,envanteri ile planlanmasi, avcilarin denetimi ve egitimi vb. konularda faaliyet gosteren, sorumluluk alan cevreci orgutlerdir. Bu nedenle, a...
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