Settlement suitability assessment for coastal areas of the city of Van and its surroundings: Visual analysis approaches
2017
Aşur, F.
The present study was conducted to create settlement suitability assessment for coastal areas of the cıty of Van and ıts surroundıngs. Data on natural and cultural resources were used and physical planning recommendations were provided based on lake visibility and visual landscape quality. Remote sensing and geographical information tools were employed to create settlement suitability and lake visibility maps. Assessments were made for settlement suitability of the lake coastal zones, for settlement suitability and lake view and for settlement suitability and selected points of orientation along with expert opinions. Resultant maps, data, information and suggestions of this study may constitute a basic database for settlement planning of coastal zones of Lake Van and close surroundings and for preservation of visual aspects of lake landscapes. In this way, decision makers in urban development planners will be able to make sound decisions through considering landscape sources. In this sense, present suggestions may have great contributions to development of the region. The present approach can also be used for other provinces with similar characteristics and may provide them a sample perspective in urban planning
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