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Sara Demir

Visiting Scholar
Landscape Ecology & Ecosystem Science (LEES), Michigan State University

sarademir@gmail.com

Sara Demir is a PhD candidate and research assistant at Karadeniz Technical University (KTU, Turkey) who is visiting the LEES lab until 2016. Currently, she analyzes and assesses each landscape characteristic in a watershed from the National Park of Trabzon City, Turkey with a focus on determining all traces of human impact on the landscape over a time period. Through this analysis and assessment, she will develop her paper “Landscape Character Analysis and Historical Landscape Assessment Mapping”. This analysis and assessment will reveal all landscape characteristics and will classify and identify the fragmentation of the landscape based on landscape ecology. By utilizing this mapping, the best land use, decision-making, and protection measures for each landscape characteristic will be determined.

Education

Visiting Scholar | August 2015 — January 2016
Center for Global Change and Earth Observation, Michigan State University

Visiting Scholar | February 2015 — July 2015
Utah State University

PhD | In progress
Landscape Architecture, Karadeniz Technical University, Turkey

MS | 2011
Landscape Architecture, Istanbul Technical University, Turkey

MS | 2010 (one semester)
Erasmus Student, Vienna Technical University, Austria

BS | 2007
Landscape Architecture, Ege University, Turkey

Publications

  1. Demir S*., Esbah H., Tokus M. and Sert E., “Exploring the identity for Turkish garden design”, ECLAS Conference, September 7-10, 2011,Akyol M., Abstract Proceeding.
  2. Tokus M., Sert E., Akyol M. and Demir S*., Esbah H., “Landscape ecology and aesthetics: The case of Haliç, İstanbul”, ECLAS Conference, September 7-10, 2011, Abstract Proceeding.
  3. Demir, S*., Esbah H and Akgun A.A., “Multi Criteria Decision Making for Ecotourism”, 10 th International Conference on The Mediterranean Coastal Environment, October 25-29, 2011, Full Paper.
  4. Yavuz A., Acar H., Demir S*. and Kuloğlu N., “The study of pedestrian behavior in shopping streets and pedestrian activities”, BENA Conference, 21-24 June 2012, Full Paper.
  5. Akyol M., Demir S*. and Esbah H., “Urban agriculture as a tool for environmental awareness for future generations”, BENA Conference, 21-24 June 2012, Full Paper.
  6. Kurdoğlu B., Demir S*. and Kurt S.S., “Green Continuity: contribution of greenways to city and urban life”, ICON-LA Conference, 11-16 June 2012 Abstract Proceeding.
  7. Demir S*. and Demirel, O., “The Importance Role of Urban Square’s Identity for Turkey: Konak Square, Izmir Example”, ECLAS Conference, September 22-25, 2013, Poster Proceeding.
  8. Demir S*., Akyol M.,Erdogan, M.A. and Demirel, O. “Protection Strategies Considering Natural and Cultural Landscape Resources: Altindere Valley National Park Example”, ECLAS Conference, September 22-25, 2013, ,Poster Proceeding.
  9. Demir S*., Erdogan, M.A. and Demirel, O., “Determining Protective Tourism Strategies Through Visibility Analysis: Altindere Valley National Park Case”, IFLA 2015 Congress June 7-15, 2015, pp:453-460, full paper. http://tr.scribd.com/doc/270375967/52nd-IFLA-Word-Congress-2015-Proceedings
  10. Pouya S., Pouya S. and Demir S*., “Assessment of the landscape quality based on the Subjectivist Paradigm”, IFLA 2015 Congress June 7-15, 2015, Abstract Proceeding.http://tr.scribd.com/doc/270375967/52nd-IFLA-Word-Congress-2015-Proceedings
  11. Kodal,S, Demirel, O, Demir,S*, Dikmen “Urban identity components: Trabzon - Ortahisar region (Turkey)”, A., Abstract Proceeding. http://tr.scribd.com/doc/270375967/52nd-IFLA-Word-Congress-2015-Proceedings

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