Studying the quality and the quantity of active green spaces in Cukurova district in Adana

Today rapid urbanization, unplanned development, rapid population growth increases the pressure on green spaces. The ever decreased green spaces has become insufficient to meet public demands. The active green spaces, the places essential for individuals to satisfy their longing for nature and to realize their recreational activities, need to be sufficient in quality and quantity to function in urban areas. To form green spaces to meet the needs, these spaces need to be designed properly by determining their quantity and quality. As to the current spaces, by determining the deviations from the desired quality and quantity, it seems possible to improve the appropriateness level of the places which are likely to be recovered. In this regard, it was aimed to establish the criteria to determine the quality and the quantity of active green spaces in Çukurova district in Adana and determine the closeness of the current spaces to these criteria and to put forward recommendations on recovery. In the study, weighted criteria method was utilized.The quality and the quantity of the green spaces in Çukurova were dealt with in accordance with these criteria. According to the results, it seems that no place within the studied area is suitable to the highest appropriateness level; all the regional parks are at middle appropriateness level, 8,33% of neighborhood parks are the lowest, 66,67 % are low and 25% are middle regarding appropriateness levels; 2,7% of the playgrounds are the lowest, while 16,23% are low, 67,56% are middle and 13,51% are high; half of the sports areas are low, while the other half is high according to appropriateness level.