Humankind has significantly changed landscapes in an attempt to improve the amount, quality and security of
natural resources critical to its well being, such as food, fresh water and medicinal products. Through the
increased use of innovation, human populations have, slowly at first but at an increasingly rapid pace over time,
increased their ability to derive resources from the environment and expand their territory[9]. As is the case
throughout the world, the number of people living in cities in Turkey is increasing every day. As a result,
significant land use change in these cities and their peripheries has taken place.