Analysis of relief change in the scope of anthropogenic geomorphology: The case of Ataşehir (Istanbul)

While the geomorphological elements are shaped by various dynamic processes, the involvement of human beings in this process has led to changes in different dimensions and led to the emergence of the concept of anthropogenic geomorphology. In this study, anthropogenic geomorphology elements can be observed with different factors in Istanbul-Atasehir district, the old and new topographic data compared with the Geographical Information Systems (GIS) and different anthropogenic units that play a role in this change is investigated. In this study, a systematic method consisting of several stages was used to determine relief change and anthropogenic effect factors. Land use status and changing conditions in Ataşehir were determined by satellite images, and relief changes were analyzed and compared in three different stages over the digital elevation model of the past and present. At the end of the study, most of the relief change analyzes determined were subjected to correlation analysis with anthropogenic factor units and sub-parameters and the relationship between them was explained. As a result of the research, 29% of the districts were observed to have relief changes, and according to different analyzes, the topographic surface was re-arranged at many points of the land at micro and macro scale.