A GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM (GIS)-BASED MULTI-CRITERIA EVALUATION FOR GREENHOUSE SITE SELECTION: TIGRIS BASIN CASE STUDY


ARTUN O., SALTUK B.

FRESENIUS ENVIRONMENTAL BULLETIN, vol.27, pp.9019-9025, 2018 (SCI-Expanded) identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 27
  • Publication Date: 2018
  • Journal Name: FRESENIUS ENVIRONMENTAL BULLETIN
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED)
  • Page Numbers: pp.9019-9025
  • Keywords: Greenhouse Siting, GIS, Multi-criteria Decision Analysis, Spatial Impacts, Land Suitability
  • Çukurova University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Greenhouse agriculture is limited only by the shores of the Mediterranean and Aegean regions in Turkey. Greenhouse agriculture is not preferred by the producers in other regions. Especially when the Dicle basin is chosen as an example, it is necessary to heat the greenhouses in order to achieve the optimum conditions in cold seasons. However, heating costs even in temperate regions has a major share in the total production expenditure. For this reason, in our country, local heating is only applied to protect the plants from freezing in order to prevent regular heating in the greenhouses. Failure to achieve the required level of climate conditions and the lack of heating brings with it problems such as low yield, limitation of production and the necessity of using the hormone.