Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
2nd International Eurasian Conference on Science, Engineering and Technology, Gaziantep, Türkiye, 7 - 09 Ekim 2020, ss.201, (Özet Bildiri)
Since the Belgrade forest was of great importance for water supply to the people of Istanbul in the past, this study
area has currently seven dams. However, the existence of seven dams does not mean that the forest has a high
potential for water supply or regulation. The aim of this study is to provide rankings of all stands in the Belgrade
Forest, Istanbul, in terms of suitability for water regulation and supply. The ranking is based on common criteria
sets available in the literature and expert opinions for determining water regulation and supply suitability of forest
stands in this area (5660 ha). There are three main and eighteen sub criteria sets. Weights for these criteria are
determined by applying the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) and voted by experts. Finally, all the stands are
sorted according to the derived weighted criteria and assigned to three classes of water regulation and supply
suitability: high, moderate, or low. Based on the results of the analysis, the area with high suitability for water
regulation constitutes 82.8% (4639 ha) of the total area while 1.5 % of the total area (84 ha) have high suitability
for water supply. The fact that most of the stands in the study area have the potential of water regulation will guide
decision-makers in terms of scenarios that can be implemented. For instance, they can prefer a management
objective, such as increasing the potential of water regulation; also define the silvicultural approach for treatment
unit.