scholarly journals Spatial Planning as a Tool for Effective Nature Conservation: A Conceptual Framework for Turkey’s Spatial Planning System

2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 73-98
Author(s):  
Esra Yazici Gökmen ◽  
Nuran Zeren Gülersoy
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Nature Conservation ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Conceptual Framework ◽  
Protected Areas ◽  
Conservation Planning ◽  
Spatial Planning ◽  
Land Use Changes ◽  
Planning System ◽  
Effective Planning

Abstract Protected areas can be parts of larger ecosystems, and land use changes in the unprotected part of the ecosystems may threaten the biological diversity by affecting the ecological processes. The relationship between protected areas and their surroundings has been influential in understanding the role of spatial planning in nature conservation. This article focuses on the problem that Turkey’s protected areas are vulnerable to pressure and threats caused by land use changes. Spatial planning serving as a bridge between nature conservation and land use is the solution for effective nature conservation in Turkey. Thereby, the aim of this article is to develop a conceptual framework which offers spatial planning as an effective tool to bridge the gap between land use change and nature conservation. In this context, first literature review is conducted, and systematic conservation planning, evidence-based conservation planning, bioregional planning and national system planning are presented as effective planning methods in nature conservation. In addition to literature review, official national statistics and Convention on Biological Diversity’s country reports are utilized to shed light on Turkey’s current state. Finally, a conceptual framework is defined, the main differences with the current situation are revealed. The results indicate that an effective planning system for Turkey’s protected areas incorporates a holistic, target-oriented system defining the spatial planning process for protected areas. The spatial planning system to be developed in this context is also used by decision-makers in evaluating the ecological effectiveness of existing plans.

scholarly journals Forecasted climate and land use changes, and protected areas: the contrasting case of spiders

2014 ◽  
Vol 20 (6) ◽  
pp. 686-697 ◽  
Author(s):  
Boris Leroy ◽  
Céline Bellard ◽  
Nicolas Dubos ◽  
Arthur Colliot ◽  
Manon Vasseur ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Protected Areas ◽  
Land Use Changes

scholarly journals Estimating Changes in Habitat Quality through Land-Use Predictions: Case Study of Roe Deer (Capreolus pygargus tianschanicus) in Jeju Island

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (23) ◽  
pp. 10123
Author(s):  
Dong-jin Lee ◽  
Seong Woo Jeon
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Land Use Change ◽  
Protected Areas ◽  
Habitat Quality ◽  
Green Infrastructure ◽  
Roe Deer ◽  
Land Use Changes ◽  
Jeju Island ◽  
Invest Model ◽  
Integrated Valuation

This study predicts future land-use changes and the resulting changes in habitat quality, suggesting a method for establishing land-use management to ensure sustainable wildlife habitats. The conservation effects were verified in terms of wild animal habitat quality according to the designation of protected areas. Land-use change until 2050 was predicted using the Dyna-Conversion of Land Use Change and its effects (Dyna-CLUE) model for Jeju Island, Korea, and the change in the quality of roe deer habitats was predicted using the Integrated Valuation and Environmental Services and Tradeoffs (InVEST) model. Results indicate that, compared to 2030, urbanized area increased by 42.55 km2, farmland decreased by 81.36 km2, and natural area increased by 38.82 km2 by 2050. The average habitat quality on Jeju Island was predicted to decrease from 0.306 in 2030 to 0.303 in 2050. The average habitat quality ranged from 0.477 in 2030 to 0.476 in 2050 in protected areas and 0.281 in 2030 to 0.278 in 2050 outside protected areas. Habitat quality in protected areas was relatively high, and its reduction was limited. Areas with lower habitat quality need approaches such as expanding greenery and improving its quality. By establishing appropriate land-use plans by predicting habitat quality, wildlife habitats can be better maintained and protected, which is a primary goal of green infrastructure.

Amphibian conservation, land-use changes and protected areas: A global overview

2015 ◽  
Vol 191 ◽  
pp. 367-374 ◽  
Author(s):  
Javier Nori ◽  
Priscila Lemes ◽  
Nicolás Urbina-Cardona ◽  
Diego Baldo ◽  
Julián Lescano ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Protected Areas ◽  
Land Use Changes ◽  
Amphibian Conservation

When the lads go hunting: The ‘Hammertown mechanism’ and the conflict over wolves in Norway

Ethnography ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 466-489 ◽  
Author(s):  
Olve Krange ◽  
Ketil Skogen
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Nature Conservation ◽  
Social Change ◽  
Rural Communities ◽  
Conceptual Framework ◽  
Ethnographic Study ◽  
General Nature ◽  
Resource Extraction ◽  
Cultural Resistance ◽  
Traditional Land Use

Rural communities are changing. Depopulation and unemployment is accompanied by the advance of new perspectives on nature, where protection trumps resource extraction. These developments are perceived as threatening by rural working-class people with close ties to traditional land use – a situation they often meet with cultural resistance. Cultural resistance is not necessarily launched against institutionalized power, nor does it necessarily imply a desire for fundamental social change. It should rather be seen as a struggle for autonomy. However, autonomy does not entail influence outside the cultural realm. Struggles to uphold traditional rural lifestyles – for example by denouncing the current nature conservation regime – could be understood in much the same conceptual framework as Willis employed in ‘Learning to labour’. Based on an ethnographic study of the conflicts over wolf protection, we demonstrate that ‘the Hammertown mechanism’ is of a more general nature than often implied in the discussion of Willis’ work.

Land use changes in protected areas and their future: The legal effectiveness of landscape protection

2014 ◽  
Vol 38 ◽  
pp. 378-387 ◽  
Author(s):  
Talita Nogueira Terra ◽  
Rozely Ferreira dos Santos ◽  
Diógenes Cortijo Costa
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Protected Areas ◽  
Land Use Changes ◽  
Landscape Protection

scholarly journals Planning as a form of enclosure

Focaal ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 2015 (72) ◽  
pp. 81-94 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elaine Forde
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Spatial Planning ◽  
Planning System ◽  
Ethnographic Research

Enclosure, a historic and contemporary accumulation regime, is part of a global conversation about what resources are, who may use them, and for what purpose. Here, it is suggested that spatial planning extends the practice of enclosure in its approach to land use. This article focuses on Wales's strategy for sustainable development (OPD), which theoretically promotes low-impact developments. Ethnographic research explored how OPD applicants navigate different people and organizations with a stake in the character of land, and how OPD applications are rarely approved. The data reveals a tension between the notions of self-provisioning and planned development, but indicates how activists circumvent and adapt the planning system. This article extends the notion of what counts as accumulation by focusing on the nonproductive value of an unspoiled countryside, a notion central to debates about the production of the countryside as leisure space and the enclosure of nature under global sustainable development regimes.

The Features and Causes of Spatial Planning Conflicts in China: Taking Urban Planning and Land-Use Planning as Examples

2019 ◽  
Vol 07 (02) ◽  
pp. 1950003
Author(s):  
Weifeng KONG ◽  
Hanchu LIU ◽  
Jie FAN
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Urban Planning ◽  
Land Use Planning ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Spatial Planning ◽  
Conflicts Of Interest ◽  
Economic Benefits ◽  
Planning System ◽  
Design System ◽  
Construction Land

The conflicts in spatial planning are the main reason that restricts the sustainable development of land use in China, and it is also the main barrier to the building of “Territorial Spatial Planning System”. This study analyzes the conflicts between urban planning and land-use planning from the three dimensions of construction land, basic farmland and ecological land based on a land-use transition matrix with the central urban area of Liupanshui City, Guizhou Province as a case region, and analyzes the causes of spatial planning conflicts from the perspectives of the central and local governments in terms of their preferences and interactive relationships. The main conclusions of this paper are as follows. (1) Urban planning and land-use planning have comprehensive conflicts with each other in terms of the construction land, basic farmland and ecological land, i.e. the scale of construction land in urban planning is 154% of that in land-use planning, and the scale of basic farmland in urban planning is 88.56% of that in land-use planning. (2) Central and local governments are the two main stakeholders of spatial planning, and they have different preferences for the utilization of spatial resources at prefecture-level cities. The central government is concerned about food security, and therefore, pays more attention to the protection of cultivated land, while the local governments focus on economic benefits and the ecological environment, and therefore, pay more attention to construction and ecological lands. (3) The urban planning system is a bottom-up design system, which determines that urban planning mainly reflects the preferences of local governments, while the land-use planning system is a top-down design system, which determines that land-use planning mainly reflects the central government’s preferences. The policy implication of this study is that in order to manage spatial planning conflicts, it is necessary to manage the conflicts of interest among stakeholders.

scholarly journals Geographic distribution and conservation status of the bay cat Catopuma badia, a Bornean endemic

Oryx ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 41 (3) ◽  
pp. 394-397 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Mohd-Azlan ◽  
Jim Sanderson
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Geographic Distribution ◽  
Species Distribution ◽  
Conservation Status ◽  
Land Use Changes ◽  
Museum Specimens ◽  
Field Observations ◽  
Historical Records ◽  
The World

AbstractDespite being one of the rarest felids in the world the Endangered Bornean bay cat Catopuma badia has received little conservation attention. Most information consists of historical records, morphological descriptions, and anecdotes from various sources. During 2003–2006 we undertook surveys using camera trapping, interviews and field observations, to determine the species’ distribution and document any threats to its persistence. We also examined museum specimens and completed a thorough literature review, collecting 15 additional geographic records throughout Borneo. Our results show that opportunistic hunting and land use changes are the main threats to the bay cat, and we make recommendations for its conservation.

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