Urban Growth and Sprawl of Mersin City, Turkey: Change Analysis Based on Earth Observation and Socio-Economic Data

Burak BEYHAN¹, Hannes TAUBENB�CK², Simon SUFFA³, Tobias ULLMANN², J�rgen RAUH³, Stefan DECH²
¹Faculty of Architecture, Department of City and Regional Planning, Mersin University, Mersin, Turkey
²German Remote Sensing Data Center (DFD), German Aerospace Center (DLR), Wessling, Germany
³Institute of Geography, University of W�rzburg, Germany

The aim of this study is the contextualization of urban growth and sprawl experienced in the coastal conurbation of Mersin in southern Turkey. For this purpose, an interdisciplinary approach has been developed by using methods of remote sensing and social sciences. The sample areas, identified by using a series of satellite images available for the period 1987-2009, have been examined using a multi-temporal change detection approach in combination with available statistics and on-site excursions in order to understand the pattern of development. What is evident from this study is that an interdisciplinary perspective on the examination of urban growth and sprawl provides us with timely results that can be employed in urban and regional planning activities.

Keywords: Urban sprawl; informal settlement; social housing; elite segregation; tertiarisation; remote sensing.

Mersin �ehrinin Kentsel B�y�mesi ve Sa�aklanmas�: D�nya G�zlem Verisine ve Toplumsal-�ktisadi Verilere Dayal� De�i�im ��z�mlemesi

Burak BEYHAN¹, Hannes TAUBENB�CK², Simon SUFFA³, Tobias ULLMANN², J�rgen RAUH³, Stefan DECH²
¹Mersin �niversitesi, Mimarl�k Fak�ltesi, �ehir ve B�lge Planlama B�l�m�, Mersin
²German Remote Sensing Data Center (DFD), German Aerospace Center (DLR), Wessling, Almanya
³Institute of Geography, University of W�rzburg, Almanya

Bu �al��man�n amac� T�rkiye�nin g�neyinde yer alan Mersin k�y� biti�ik-kentle�mesinde (kon�rbasyonunda) ya�anan kentsel b�y�me ve sa�aklanman�n ba�lamla�t�r�lmas�d�r. Bu ama� do�rultusunda, uzaktan alg�lama ve toplum bilimlerinin y�ntemleri kullan�larak disiplinleraras� bir yakla��m geli�tirilmi�tir. 1987 ve 2009 aras� d�nem i�in elde edilebilir olan bir seri uydu g�r�nt�s� kullan�larak tespit edilen �rnek alanlar, bir �oklu-zamansal de�i�im tespiti yakla��m� e�li�inde elde edilebilen istatistiki veriler ve yerinde yap�lan incelemeler ile geli�me �r�nt�lerinin anla��labilmesi ve ba�lamla�t�r�lmas� amac�yla incelikli bi�imde ara�t�r�lm��t�r. Bu �al��madan ortaya ��km��t�r ki, kentsel b�y�me ve sa�aklanman�n disiplinleraras� bir bak��a��s� ile irdelenmesi, kent ve b�lge planlama �al��malar�nda kullanabilece�imiz sonu�lar� bizlere daha vakitlice sunmaktad�r.

Anahtar Kelimeler: Kentsel sa�aklanma; ka�ak yap�la�ma; sosyal konut; se�kin ay�r�m�; ��nc�le�me; uzaktan alg�lama.

Burak BEYHAN, Hannes TAUBENB�CK, Simon SUFFA, Tobias ULLMANN, J�rgen RAUH, Stefan DECH. Urban Growth and Sprawl of Mersin City, Turkey: Change Analysis Based on Earth Observation and Socio-Economic Data. Megaron. 2012; 7(1): 3-25

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