The evaluation of recreational land use potential of the Gölbucaği boğaz section of the Bartin River in point of landscape design

From the beginning of human life humans very needed water for various reasons and they made their first preference for settlement in areas close to water resources. The resources and areas that can meet this desire and need in different qualities and dimensions are in a wide range in different settlement areas and cultures of the world. Water resources have also been a separate study topic in landscape architecture discipline for the purpose of recreation. Landscape planning and design principles that will provide effective and efficient use of resources and ecological planning are important work for these areas. It is a fact that rivers will create better quality spaces in ecological and spatial sense through landscape planning and design principles. In this study different river resources in our world and our country have been evaluated on the planning and design principles. As a result of the analysis of the information obtained from the researches, evaluations were made for recreational area usage planning for the Bartın River Gölbucağı Boğaz Section and the landscape design project of the area was drawn. AutoCad2016, Photoshop CS5, Sketchup and Lumion software are used for drawing and 3D presentation phases of the projects. It is thought that the result of the project will give an idea about the river side regulation works in our country and world cities.