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Evaluation Of Vulnerability On Turkish Coastal Provinces With Gis

in the loss of biodiversity and the destruction of nature, which in turn leads to
issue of mucilage, which threatens all coastal cities, particularly Marmara Sea.
The land reclamation practices by the sea increase sea water temperatures
and result in the rise of sea levels, which leads to a damage on agricultural
efficiency as well as the destruction of settlements. Crises concerning health,
accommodation and food increase the level of vulnerability observed in
disadvantaged groups.
The suggestions to Change current trends and increase the resilience of
coastal cities are listed as follows:
• The detection of vulnerability to render coastal city planning and
investment climate-sensitive should be done through GIS, which will
increase the resilience of coastal areas,
• Creating a national and open source database for the integration
of these studies and the collection of climatic, geophysical, social,
spatial, physical and economic data,
• Preventing the increase in the carbon footprint of coastal areas,
• Not preferring coastal areas for big investments (such as bridges,
canals, airports, power stations, refinery facilities, and tourism
facilities, etc.) as they tend to increase carbon footprint,
• Not preferring the method of land reclamation as it results in the
rise of sea levels and temperatures,
• With integrated coastal area management and planning, emphasis
on preserving the green and blue infrastructure,
• Creating risk maps around the country for coastal areas,
• Preparing scenarios like the rise in sea levels and primary and
secondary disasters,
• Keeping in mind the variability of sea levels and other environmental
conditions while planning and construction of infrastructure,
• Soft coastal protection strategies and the preference of beach
maintenance strategies,
• Making the necessary investments to promote the transition to
a green economy and prevent increased sea and coastal area
pollution, the motivation for a timely transition to a green economy,
and a circular economy in the industries producing million tons of
waste and packaging,

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