Examination of relations between natural habitat and human being in watershed management: A case study on Iscehisar basin

The aim of this study is to determine existing situation of Iscehisar River Basinwhich locates within the sub basins of Akarçay Basin and covers 372 km2, totally, byusing the techniques of Geographical Information Systems (GIS) and Remote Sensing(RS) in terms of watershed management.Environmental features which consist of geology, geomorphology, climate,hydrograph, soil and vegetation, have been analyzed by means of GIS and RS. Then,the features of settlement and population have been determined and land using has beenanalyzed, finally. In this sense, Environmental changing has been analyzed in terms ofwatershed management.The formation of Iscehisar River Basin caused by tectonic activities in AkarçayBasin and Taurus zone. Basin consists of highland, plateau, valleys and plains in termsof morphological.It is determined that the most important problems of research area aredegradation of vegetation, strong soil erosion and land using, wrongly. Moreover,marble management and industry are not suitable for the criteria of the assessment ofenvironmental effect. So this constitutes another problem in terms of environment.It is thought that environmental design plans which are basis for administrativemanagements should be constituted in respect to the borders of basin not to the politicalborders of provinces all over the country.