Effects of Improper Land Use on Agriculturel Land; A Case Study of Amik Plain, Turkey

Abstract

The study aims to eximine effects of improper land use in agricultural land of Amik Plain located Mediterranean region of Turkey. The methodology of this study comprises tree parts. First stage includes collecting data about area and the study. Second stage is determined land use/land cover types using ALOS-AVNIR 2 (2008), ASTER (2009) imageries and topographic maps (1/100.000, 1/25.000 scale). The classification was evaluated by tree stage (1) Image preprocessing (geometric correction) (2) Supervised classification (Maximum-Likelihood Classification), (3) Accuracy assessment. The classification developed by Erdas Imagine 9.1 software which one is the Geographic Information System (GIS). After classification accuracy assesment was developed. After that field work performed to correct land use/land cover on the field. Than land capability classification employed for the study area. Thus, second stage was completed. Third stage of the study was overlaying of land use/land cover and land capability classification maps. And than contradictions between lands capabilities (I, II, III and IV) investigated for agriculture and land use/land cover maps.

As the results of the study, 8,3 % of class I is used for industry, settlement, forest, meadow pasture, recreation; 24,6 % of class II is used for industry, settlement, forest, meadow pasture, recreation, 7,5 % of class III is used for industry, settlement, forest, meadow pasture, recreation and 13,4 % class IV is used for other land uses.