The effects of rural landscape of the settlement areas developing in city fringe: case study of Istanbul Büyükçekmece Karaağaç neighborhood

In the metropolitanization process; the most prominent feature of the transformation of cities is the increasing settlement areas. In the metropolitan city of Istanbul, the acceleration of urbanization seen in recent years has caused the need for urban expansion. At the point where urban sprawl begins to suppress natural thresholds; urban fringe settlements emerged in the perimeter areas which act as buffer between the urban and rural areas.It is seen that the developing settlement areas threaten the rural landscape areas located in fringe areas. Karaağaç Neighborhood is a settlement area in the Büyükçekmece Lake drinking water basin, which had the status of a village until a few years ago, and it is necessary to preserve its rural qualities. In this study; The aim of this study is to determine the effects of uncontrolled spread of urban settlements between 2000 and 2018 on rural landscapes based on the sample of Karaağaç Neighborhood on the shores of Lake Büyükçekmece. As a result of the research; The residential areas developed within the administrative boundaries of Karaağaç Neighborhood were identified. It was determined that the increase in the settlement pattern in the study area caused the loss of approximately 15% of the rural landscape areas of the neighborhood. Keywords: Urban Landscape, Urban Sprawl, Urban Fringe, Karaağaç