Evaluatıon of the urban planning based on ecosystem services in the case of Adana-Karaisalı

Urban ecosystem services are both produced and consumed in the context of autonomous, but interactively social, ecological, economic and technological systems. Understanding how these systems affect the availability of urban ecosystem services is important for planning and managing urban ecosystems. It is involved in urban ecosystem services, including urban basins and surrounding basins, and also services directly affected by energy and material flows originating from urban centres and areas outside the city. Forests and agricultural areas located in the city and outside the city, and meadows and pastures, etc. are important for providing ecosystem services. With the inclusion of the ecosystem services approach into the urban planning, which has a direct or indirect role in ensuring community welfare, can contribute to the sustainability of the welfare of the residents. In this study, the development of the concept of ecosystem services has been investigated in a historical period and its field in the literature and application examples has been investigated in terms of urban ecosystem services. In this scope, the ecosystem services provided by landscapes of Adana Karaisalı province determined as a working area are classified and mapped. The proposals for the integration of these services into city plans have been presented thanks to the obtained findings and previous studies.