The Research on the Assessment of Land Use Changing in the Case of Cesme (Izmir) Coasts

The land use changes of İzmir Çeşme Coasts are determined by using remote sensing techniques in the period of 38 years. Temporal and spatial changes of land use are analyzed based on 3 land use maps which show 8 land use categories using the topographical maps and aerial photos in 1957-1976-1995. The dominancy of land use categories are calculated depending on grid map (1km x 1km). Each period of grid maps and land use maps are analyzed by spatial intersection method in GIS.As a result of the study, natural land cover and agricultural areas are decreased; residential areas are increased in the three observational periods. According to the changes of these land use categories‟ dominances, there isn‟t any significant change in natural land cover dominancy although there is a significant increase in dominancy of residential areas and significance decrease in the dominancy of agricultural areas.