An approach to ecology based modelling for transportation system of National Parks in a closed

Man?made activities in sensitive ecosystems such as water basins and national parks over the world have been increasing day by day. It is clear that the national parks with water sources especially should be protected sensitively. Over- and uncontrolled use of existing agricultural lands as well as use of agricultural pesticides reduce soil productivity, and besides, uncontrolled access to ecologically sensitive zones cause environmentally negative effects such as increase in heavy carbon emissions. In the context of this thesis, it is examined a new model relating with the transportation system about national parks in order to decrease ecological foot print caused by transport activities. In this study, literature review, traffic survey, and also, surveys with in-depth face-to-face interview have been implemented. Usage habits of the existing transportation system by visitors and residents in the study area is formulated as a relation between amount and variables in unit time by developing emission formulate. In this context, decreasing rate(s) in emissions are found in the national parks where the usage habits of residents and visitors have been changed by the environmentally sensitive policies. As a result, a model focused on the environmentally sensitive transportation systems are devised for the national parks on the both sides of Beyşehir Lake.