Analysis of nature conservation areas in terms of landscape architecture: A case study of Boraboy Lake Nature Park

Many countries have significant steps more than a century to protect nature, where human beings are directly or indirectly destroyed. The concept of protection has gained importance in our country, which has an invaluable treasure with its important cultural values and natural beauties recent years. National parks, nature parks, protected areas such as wetlands given different status are protected by law according to sources the value they have in Turkey. Nature conservation areas have vital significance of biodiversity, wildlife, historical and cultural values, and for all habitat, as well as resources for people to meet and economic benefits from their recreational needs. In this study, assessments of nature conservation areas have been evaluated and proposals have been made respect to natural and cultural landscaping characteristics of Lake Boraboy Nature Park, which has been chosen as a research area of the development and classification systems in our country. Six endemic plant species are found in the Nature Park border, Boraboy Lake which is one of the Turkey's rare landslide lakes due to its natural accumulation. Endemic plant species diversity is mentioned in order to protect and maintain the continuity of the area, which it should be managed with a planning of effective usage and suggestions of the human and nature balance, instead of existing practices and missing applications. Keywords: Nature Conservation Areas, Lake Boraboy Nature Park, Landscape Architecture