Specify boundary conditions [and] relevant internal inputs, controls, constraints, and social and economic demands relative to the Policy Issue(s).

Subtask Description:
Specify boundary conditions [and] relevant internal inputs, controls, constraints, and social and economic demands relative to the Policy Issue(s).

Action points of the implementation:

Identify the main property rights and Governance structure relating to the Issue, and draw an Institutional Map.

Area:
Izmit Bay, Marmara Sea, Turkey.

Policy Issue:
Improvement of the Water Quality.

Human Activities:
Urban and large scale industrial activities, marine transport.

General Information:
One of the major problems of the system is oxygen deficiency due to restricted water circulation and stratified water conditions. Periodic red tide events, fish kills and mucilage events have been observed in the eastern basin in recent years. Transparency of the water decreased in last 30 years and the coastal area lost attraction for its habitants. The main stakeholders concerns are connected to the domestic and industrial pollution in the area and to the aesthetic degradation. Scenarios developed are mostly focused on nutrient (nitrogen) removal from domestic and runoff loads.

Example of Implementation:

Comments:
This is an example of a very well organised map of the governance structure. Although it not an example of the full sub-task, it is useful to include as an illustration.

Contact:
Leyla Tolun, Leyla.Tolun@mam.gov.tr.