Ecosystem services in recreational forests of Turkey
Analysis of national forest policies and scientific studies
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21719919 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Erdoğan Atmış (0000-0002-0300-4096, Bartin University), E Atmiş (Department of Forest Engineering, Faculty of Forestry, Bartın University, Bartın, 74100, Turkey), Hikmet Batuhan Günşen (0000-0003-3724-0633, Bartin University) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 24 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 469-485 |
| Publication date | 2022-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The International Forestry Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1465-5489 • E-ISSN: 2053-7778 |
| Publisher | Commonwealth Forestry Association (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1505/146554822836282545 |
| OpenAlex | W4311219772 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 33 |
This study assesses to what extent ecosystem services are considered when managing three different types of recreational forests in Turkey. Although the number of scientific studies on ecosystem services provided by forests has increased in recent years, the number of cases defining ecosystem services and elaborating them in the forestry legislation or plans in Turkey is limited. This concept is underused in Turkey due to a lack of attention paid to the global agenda and scientific studies at international and national levels. It was found that protection forests in Turkey included services from all ecosystem services except habitat or supporting services. Nature parks also have services from three categories but none from provisioning services. Finally, urban forests include services from only two categories: regulating and cultural services. Ecosystem services must be considered both in city and forest planning. Even though the management of forests is under the sole responsibility of the General Directorate of Forestry, the municipalities should consider it as one of the main stakeholders in city planning. Finally, scientific studies on forest ecosystem services for healthy cities and citizens should be increased, and results should be implemented
Business · Ecoforestry · Ecosystem · Ecosystem services · Environmental planning · Environmental resource management · Forest ecology · Forest management · Geography · Intact forest landscape · Legislation · Political science · Provisioning · Recreation · Environmental Science · Land Use and Ecosystem Services · Urban Green Space and Health · Wildlife-Road Interactions and Conservation · Ecology · Forestry
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Ecosystem services in urban areas
A critical review of the (potentially) negative impacts of current protected area policies on the nature conservation of forests in Turkey
Policy instruments to enhance multi-functional forest management
What are ecosystem services? The need for standardized environmental accounting units
Defining and classifying ecosystem services for decision making
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| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |