Cappadocia is renowned for its unique geographical landscape, including its fairy chimneys, underground cities, historic churches, and cave dwellings. The region is included on the UNESCO World Heritage List and is protected as a world heritage site.
Environmental Protection Policies in Cappadocia: Legal, Administrative, and Planning Dimensions examines a wide range of issues related to the protection and sustainable management of the region. The book addresses the relationship between the concept of World Heritage and international conventions and Cappadocia; conservation and planning challenges in Mustafapaşa (Sinasos), where Cappadocia University is located; issues concerning conservation, architecture, archaeology, and art history; spatial identity in Cappadocia; smart solutions to urban problems in Ürgüp; the conservation of rural architectural heritage in the village of Karain; biodiversity in the region, its current status, conservation policies, and related challenges; as well as the presentation of Cappadocia as a museum-city and the role of destination management in addressing the socioeconomic impacts of local development.
