SOCIOGEOMORPHOLOGY OF GANOS MOUNT (TEKIRDAG)
GANOS (IŞIKLAR) DAĞI’NIN SOSYOJEOMORFOLOJİSİ (TEKİRDAĞ)

Author : Emre ÖZŞAHİN
Number of pages : 161-184

Abstract

Sociogeomorphology, which can be defined as the interaction between the geomorphology and sociology, provides key information that will help to understand and explain social relations with a holistic approach to landforms in proportion to the impact of communal events and cases. At the same time, this offshoot of the geomorphology is also important in terms of solving to the geomorphological problems affecting society and interpreting of the impact to the community. Studies on the sociogeomorphology in the world is still very new. In this regard, it was aimed to investigate the sociogeomorphological features of Ganos Mount, in the work that can be considered as first in own topic. In research studies, the issue of the relationship between human communities who benefit from Ganos Mount and this landform as a basic philosophy. It has attempted to verify the hypothesis of “Geomorphological features, plays an important role in the formation of the sociological structure”. This work is important for determining the interaction of the natural environment and people in the field in a healthy way. The importance of geomorphology is great because of protecting the delicate balance between human and natural environment and being passed on to future generations. Working methods are also important in terms of gaining a new study of the subject of Turkey geomorphology literature. In this work, which carried out basic principles and methods of physical geography, was fictionalized with the point of geomorphological view and supplemented by interviews in a sociological perspective. Sociogeomorphological field map was created using the resulting distribution of data performed on geomorphology map. Thematic maps of the work was made with using the technique of GIS (Geographical Information Systems). Consequently, it has been found to Ganos Mount effects in terms of oronymic, natural, social and economic characteristics on the communities in the area. Sociological characteristics of communities on the field was formed by the effects which changed with proportion efficacy. Basically three different regions have been distinguished including to Işıklar, Balkan and Ganos within sociogeomorphological characteristics of the study area. It may yield different results to be implemented of the topics and methods of work in different places. Also, it is needed to be made similar studies in other places, which has a rich

Keywords

Tekirdag, Ganos (Işıklar) Mount, Sociology, Geomorphology, Sociogeomorphology

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