A model proposal for construction of urban green area system

Urban areas are living spaces that change according to today's conditions and time. Changes that occur in urban environments are primarily reflected in the natural and cultural resources of cities, and this situation directs the physical, psychological and social life style of the urban people. Creating liveable urban environments and ensuring their sustainability is possible by planning the physical and natural components which are common of all cities. Green areas which are a binding balance element among the physical components of buildings and roads have been the subject of various studies and developed strategies to protect and develop them. Within the context of this thesis, national and international studies on green areas have been researched and synthesized and a green space system model has been developed to be used in green space planning for all city types. The developed model is applied at the border of the development plan of Tekirdağ Süleymanpaşa district, which is the study area. Within the scope of the model phases, the socioeconomic and environmental structure elements of the study area were revealed, and how to evaluate the structural and natural elements in green area planning was discussed step by step by following the urban development and typology. By integrating the suggestions made within the scope of environmental factors with the data obtained as a result of the socioeconomic analysis, green system suggestions were made for the study area. The study area, which has only 22% green area of the urban development area, has achieved the 40% green area standard recommended within the scope of the model with the developed suggestions. The model developed in this way and adapted to the study area is considered to be an example that can be adapted to different city types.