The relationship between accessibility of urban green spaces and urban quality of life and user satisfaction: Altinordu case

Urban green areas are very important city parts used in the field of urban planning in terms of protecting natural resources, determining the development directions of cities and limiting construction. In addition, it is one of the most important planning elements that affects the quality of urban life and the satisfaction of users living in that city. This thesis study was prepared to examine the urban green area systems planned in Ordu Province Altınordu district by year, to identify deficiencies and to examine the relationship between accessibility to urban green areas, urban life quality and user satisfaction in three regions determined as the study area as a result of the analysis. It is aimed to create suggestions for the general problems identified regarding urban green areas and the problems specific to the study area. In this context, a survey was conducted in three regions, and the demographic information form consists of 11 questions, information on green areas 4, factors affecting the frequency of park use 6, and the effects of green areas on the user 7 questions. All statistical analyzes were performed with IBM SPSS 25.0 program. In the results of the survey; It has been determined that providing accessibility to urban green spaces alone is not sufficient, and the characteristics of green areas such as size, quality, location, etc. also affect the quality of life and satisfaction indicators.