Fuzzy system analysis of beach litter components

BALAS C. E.

COMPUTATIONAL SCIENCE - ICCS 2005, PT 3, cilt.3516, ss.1108-1111, 2005 (SCI-Expanded) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 3516
  • Basım Tarihi: 2005
  • Dergi Adı: COMPUTATIONAL SCIENCE - ICCS 2005, PT 3
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1108-1111
  • Gazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Tourist beaches on the southern coast of Turkey are surveyed in order to facilitate a standardised fuzzy approach to be used in litter prediction and to assess the aesthetic state of the coastal environment for monitoring programs. During these surveys the number of litter items on beaches were counted and recorded in different categories. The main source of litter on beaches was determined as "beach users". A fuzzy system was developed to predict the classification of the beaches, since uncertainty was generally inherent in beach work due to the high variability of beach characteristics and the sources of litter categories. This resulted in effective utilization of "the judgment and knowledge of beach users" in the evaluation of beach gradings.