Rural Settlements, Mining, and the Changing Landscape: Exploring The Dynamics of Landscape History in Yatağan, Turkey

Kaplan M., Yildirim Esen S., Dinler M.

11th AISU Congress, Ferrara, İtalya, 13 - 16 Eylül 2023, ss.100-105

  • Yayın Türü: Bildiri / Tam Metin Bildiri
  • Basıldığı Şehir: Ferrara
  • Basıldığı Ülke: İtalya
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.100-105
  • Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

This study focuses on the interplay between environmental history and landscape

history, with a specific case study of Yatağan in the southwest of Turkey's Muğla

province. The objective is to explore the significance of rural settlements in Yatağan

within the context of environmental and landscape history. Drawing from literature,

visual sources, and observations, it will assess the transformation brought about by

coal mining activities on the rural communities and their surroundings.