Research on the use and need for green areas by local people during the COVID-19 process in the Fındıklı district of Rize province

There has been a worldwide pandemic process with the current COVID-19 epidemic. Individuals' social, physical, and mental health have all been impacted as a result of the epidemic. This condition has made the need for green spaces even more critical, especially through altering the desires and proclivities of individuals for outdoor recreational activities. For this reason, answers to the following questions were sought in the study: "Urban green spaces have a significant effect on people's health, and people's demands and tendencies for green spaces have changed with the Covid-19 process," "To what extent does urban green spaces affect people's physical-spiritual and social health?" and "How were green space usage and preferences during the Covid 19 process?". The study's overall goal is to determine how local people use green space and their preferences during the epidemic, particularly in the Fndkl District of Rize Province. Various analyses were carried out in this framework to estimate the amount and condition of green space in the sample area. The analyzes done in this context were the urban reinforcement areas, the present active open green space status, the availability of active open green space at the neighborhood scale, the service effect area of the existing open green areas and the amount of green space intended in the zoning plan. Following that, the attitudes and trends of the people regarding the use and preferences of green space were revealed by a questionnaire survey conducted on 115 persons residing in the Fndkl District of Rize province. The Chi-Square test and Factor analysis methods were used in addition to descriptive statistical analyses such as frequency and percentage distributions. The green space status in Fndkl District of Rize District was exposed as a consequence of the work, and many ideas were made by determining the green space use and demands of the local people during the epidemic process.