Aydemir, Pınar KırkıkGökçe, Gümüş FundaDemirel, ÖnderÖzbay, M.2020-05-012020-05-0120161311-5065https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12684/5538WOS: 000381331000036The fact that urban development plans, which are the main tool of physical planning endeavors, consider coastal areas just as potential urban settlement zones can cause deterioration of the coastline and irreversible ecological damages. Therefore, redesigning efforts of the coastal areas started in the 1970s, and legal regulations were introduced regarding the coasts and utilisation of coastal areas. This approach aims at re-maintaining the harmony of coasts and cities, which has been lost due to unplanned utilisation. The purpose of this study is to determine the current status of utilisation in the coastal areas located in Akcakoca district, and evaluate the environmental effect of the coastal areas, which were deemed as 'area for public use' on Akcakoca district, accompanied with coastal definitions, legal and administrative approach to coasts and Environmental Consciousness movement of post 1970. In this perspective, the utilisation forms of coastal areas in Akcakoca-Duzce will be identified, and SWOT (Strengths Weeknesses Opportunities Threats) and ABP (Analytical Hierarchy Process) methods will be applied for the analysis of environmental status.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessutilisation of coastal areas1970 environmental consciousnessanalysis of ecological and environmental statusAkcakocaArticle172727736WOS:000381331000036Q4