Applicability of European landscape typology in Turkey (Çakırlar Watershed case/Antalya)

• Published in: Landscape research Vol. 43; no. 6; pp. 831 - 845
• Main Authors: Güngöroğlu, Cumhur, Kavgacı, Ali, Coşgun, Ufuk, Çalıkoğlu, Mehmet, Örtel, Erdal, Balpınar, Neslihan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Abingdon Taylor & Francis Ltd 18-08-2018
• Subjects: Case studies; Classification; Landscape; Nomenclature; Typology; Watersheds; Turkey
• ISSN: 0142-6397; 1469-9710
• DOI: 10.1080/01426397.2017.1386776

The aim of this study is to put forward Turkey as a case study of the applicability of the European approach to landscape characterisation studies at the local scale within the context of the European Landscape Convention. For this purpose, a classification of landscape types with the help of LANMAP typology is suggested at the European scale in a basin in Turkey where there are obvious differences in terms of landscape characteristics. In particular, this study examines the usability of a countrywide thematic database when making this classification. It is understood that a mapping system as well as a common nomenclature of types of land covered at the country scale is insufficient for the suggested methodology for Europe. Later, results of the continuation of a classification system at the local scale for landscape characterisation are discussed, and some deficiencies of LANMAP when characterising the landscapes at this scale are mentioned.