Determination of suitable recreational areas in Adana Province Cukurova district by AHP technique

Recreation is people’s whole activity to regain their lost energy. In urban recreation areas, today’s people can escape city life and reach themselves and nature at some point. In this context, the distribution, size, and accessibility of recreation areas in cities gain importance. The research aim...

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Main Authors: Nurhan Koçan, Şeyma Şengür, Muhibe Aslı Alp, Ömer Lütfü Çorbacı, Esra Çetinkaya Özkan
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Published: Vilnius Gediminas Technical University 2025-07-01
Series:Journal of Environmental Engineering and Landscape Management
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author Nurhan Koçan
Şeyma Şengür
Muhibe Aslı Alp
Ömer Lütfü Çorbacı
Esra Çetinkaya Özkan
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Muhibe Aslı Alp
Ömer Lütfü Çorbacı
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description Recreation is people’s whole activity to regain their lost energy. In urban recreation areas, today’s people can escape city life and reach themselves and nature at some point. In this context, the distribution, size, and accessibility of recreation areas in cities gain importance. The research aims to determine potential recreation areas by considering the natural and physical characteristics of the Adana Province Cukurova district. The criteria and importance weights of the criteria related to the natural and physical characteristics of Cukurova district, which is the research area, were determined by Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) technique. The data layers of the criteria were overlapped using the “Weighted Linear Combination Technique” in ArcMap program using the importance weights and a map of potential recreation areas was created. The results show that 2.6% of the region has low, 72.2% has medium, and 25.2% has high recreational potential. The western part of Seyhan Dam Lake has been identified as the most suitable area for recreation. Providing a holistic green space system will enable the development of the city’s natural potential. In addition, the areas proposed to be planned as recreational areas will contribute to urban ecosystem services and improve the quality of urban life. To define recreational suitable areas provides effective and quick solutions to manage urban sprawl on ecological. (Referee 1).
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spelling doaj-art-d3d0ee5badca43cb87d7de3df84fd5092025-08-20T03:29:19ZengVilnius Gediminas Technical UniversityJournal of Environmental Engineering and Landscape Management1648-68971822-41992025-07-0133210.3846/jeelm.2025.24184Determination of suitable recreational areas in Adana Province Cukurova district by AHP techniqueNurhan Koçan0Şeyma Şengür1Muhibe Aslı Alp2Ömer Lütfü Çorbacı3Esra Çetinkaya Özkan4Faculty of Engineering, Architecture and Design, Department of Landscape Architecture, Bartin University, Bartin, TurkeyFaculty of Agriculture, Department of Landscape Architecture, Ordu University, Ordu, TurkeyFaculty of Agriculture, Department of Landscape Architecture, Ordu University, Ordu, TurkeyFaculty of Engineering and Architecture, Department of Landscape Architecture, Recep Tayyip Erdogan University, Rize, TurkeyFaculty of Architecture, Department of Landscape Architecture, Firat University, Elazig, Turkey Recreation is people’s whole activity to regain their lost energy. In urban recreation areas, today’s people can escape city life and reach themselves and nature at some point. In this context, the distribution, size, and accessibility of recreation areas in cities gain importance. The research aims to determine potential recreation areas by considering the natural and physical characteristics of the Adana Province Cukurova district. The criteria and importance weights of the criteria related to the natural and physical characteristics of Cukurova district, which is the research area, were determined by Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) technique. The data layers of the criteria were overlapped using the “Weighted Linear Combination Technique” in ArcMap program using the importance weights and a map of potential recreation areas was created. The results show that 2.6% of the region has low, 72.2% has medium, and 25.2% has high recreational potential. The western part of Seyhan Dam Lake has been identified as the most suitable area for recreation. Providing a holistic green space system will enable the development of the city’s natural potential. In addition, the areas proposed to be planned as recreational areas will contribute to urban ecosystem services and improve the quality of urban life. To define recreational suitable areas provides effective and quick solutions to manage urban sprawl on ecological. (Referee 1). https://journals.vilniustech.lt/index.php/JEELM/article/view/24184urbanizationAHPurban green spacesrecreational suitabilityGIS
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Determination of suitable recreational areas in Adana Province Cukurova district by AHP technique
Journal of Environmental Engineering and Landscape Management
urbanization
AHP
urban green spaces
recreational suitability
GIS
title Determination of suitable recreational areas in Adana Province Cukurova district by AHP technique
title_full Determination of suitable recreational areas in Adana Province Cukurova district by AHP technique
title_fullStr Determination of suitable recreational areas in Adana Province Cukurova district by AHP technique
title_full_unstemmed Determination of suitable recreational areas in Adana Province Cukurova district by AHP technique
title_short Determination of suitable recreational areas in Adana Province Cukurova district by AHP technique
title_sort determination of suitable recreational areas in adana province cukurova district by ahp technique
topic urbanization
AHP
urban green spaces
recreational suitability
GIS
url https://journals.vilniustech.lt/index.php/JEELM/article/view/24184
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