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• On the one hand, stakeholders in the socio-economic system are trying to
use the entire potential provided by the natural capital, whereas on the other
hand governmental administration implementations are not considering the
needs of the socio-economic system for protecting the natural capital. This
leads to conflicts between both sides, compounded by the implementations
of the third parties that do not comply with the legislation.
Problems arise from excessive use of the environment for tourism and
fisheries, and the eutrophication indicators that are beginning to occur in
certain coastal areas.
Decision-Making Aspects:
• Developing an effective decision support system using the information
and knowledge produced by these studies
• Increasing the awareness of all individuals in the socio-economic system
about the watershed ecosystem
• Developing regional land-use alternatives and preparing the final plans in
cooperation with the representatives of the socio-economic system and
stakeholders
• Application of plans as appropriate to the local scale
• Ensuring the participation of stakeholders in the management and decision-
making process
• Implementing the plans by strengthening administration mechanisms, par-
ticularly the EPU structure and improvement of the plans by continuous
assessment
• Extending the authority of the EPU in a progressive, stepwise manner
• Announcing the results obtained from the decision support system
• Effective use of water and wastewater income
• Obtaining income from other sources, e.g., fees from the tourism sector,
international funds, etc.
• Establishing and improving the monitoring system
• Enforcing central government legislative changes for watershed manage-
ment principles
Encouraging and promoting investigators for ecological tourism, farming,
and aquaculture
The studies are still ongoing. Modern tools such as GIS and models are being
used to prepare alternative plans. Continuous evaluation systems will be set up.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Such a detailed case study on ecological modeling and management of a lagoon
watershed could not have been initiated and conducted without the financial support
and participation of various organizations. The authors would like to express their
thanks to the NATO-CCMS, the ITU Research Fund, TUBITAK, NATO Collaborative
Research, and Istanbul University Institute of Marine Sciences. Special appreciation
 
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