Introducing two landscape components from Turkey: Irim and kesik

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2006-07-01

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Barlas, Adnan
Koca, Feray

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A very particular set of landscape components, namely the irim and the kesik, found in the peri-urban rural area called Karabaglar, are considered. This area is in the contiguous land of the city of Mugla, in southwestern Turkey, and is administered by its municipality. It has a rural character, yet also includes summerhouses for the inhabitants of the city. Physical resemblance of the irim and the kesik to the hedgerow suggests similar functions, but a closer look reveals that they have a wider range of features and aspects. Functioning not only as a marker of agricultural land sub-divisions, they also play an important role in the hydrology of the area. While their specific traditional features can be used in designed landscapes, the intention here is, first, to introduce the irim, the kesik and the very special setting offered by Karabaglar, which are now under the pressure of urban encroachment. A comparison with the hedgerow is nevertheless useful in order to better understand related aspects and features.

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Geography, Planning and Development, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, General Environmental Science, Nature and Landscape Conservation

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https://hdl.handle.net/11511/64760

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LANDSCAPE RESEARCH

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https://doi.org/10.1080/01426390600783202

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Department of Architecture, Article

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A. Barlas and F. Koca, “Introducing two landscape components from Turkey: Irim and kesik,” LANDSCAPE RESEARCH, pp. 215–228, 2006, Accessed: 00, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://hdl.handle.net/11511/64760.