This paper examines the evolutionary process of forest management and compares and contrasts the landscape management planning concept to its predecessor, the conventional forest resource management approach. | Turk J Agric For 24 (2000) 443–451 © TÜBİTAK Exploring the Concept of a Forest Landscape Management Paradigm Emin Zeki BAŞKENT Associate professor at the Faculty of Forestry, Karadeniz Technical University, Trabzon-TURKEY Hacı Ahmet YOLASIĞMAZ Research Assistant at Artvin Faculty of Forestry, Kafkas University, Artvin-TURKEY Received: Abstract: The concept of forest management planning has rapidly progressed towards a more holistic approach in the last decade. Considering the whole landscape of ecosystems is the focus of landscape management. This paper examines the evolutionary process of forest management and compares and contrasts the landscape management planning concept to its predecessor, the conventional forest resource management approach. It explains the conceptual framework, provides the principles and the improvements over the conventional management planning, and discusses different approaches towards the landscape management concept. However, the paper stresses the fact that the evolutionary process of forest management provides the basis for what has long been desired, sustainable healthy forest ecosystems. In conclusion, smarter use of information technology such as geographic information systems (GIS) and remote sensing (RS), understanding spatial forest ecosystems dynamics, and effective public involvement could make this new approach on the ground happen. Orman Ekosistem Amenajmanı Kavramının İrdelenmesi Özet: Orman amenajmanı planlama sürecinin seyri son on yıldır çok değişkenli ve bütünleşik bir yaklaşım tarzına doğru hızla gelişmektedir. Orman ekosistemini bütün yönleriyle ele alan bu yeni yaklaşım ekosistem veya doğa amenajmanı olarak anılmaktadır. Bu makale, öncelikle orman amemajmanındaki bu değişim sürecini ortaya koymakta ve ekosistem amenajmanını bütün yönleriyle bir önceki yani orman kaynakları amenajmanı yaklaşımı ile karşılaştırmaktadır. Bu makalede, daha sonra ekosistem amenajmanı kavramının çerçevesi çizilmekte, temel
