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Are national parks under
legal protection or legal degradation? An analysis of
national parks and the impact of economic investment in
those areas regarding current Turkish national park
legislation
Yusuf Güneş
Department of Environmental and Forest Law, Faculty of
Forestry, Istanbul University, Bahcekoy, Istanbul, Turkey.
E-mail:
gunesy81@yahoo.com.
Accepted 15 March, 2010 |
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The purpose of this study is to investigate the
role of legislation in national parks protection and
management in Turkey. As an introduction a brief summary of
the development and legal basis of national parks are given.
The national park system as a nature conservation method is
introduced, as well as the development of national park
system in Turkey is summarized. The legal basis,
institutional structure and management of national parks are
discussed. Also a case study including Nemrut Dağı National
Park, Uludağ National Park, and Kaz Dağları (Ida Mountain)
National Park, is presented with respect to nature
protection and economic development dilemma. The outcomes of
the case study
was
analysed. Then, a series of conclusions are reached and some
recommendations relevant to protection-economic development
trade off are made.
Key words:
Forests, protected areas, national parks, Turkey,
legislation, management, planning. |
