URBAN LİVİNG AREA SATİSFACTİON AND PUBLİC PREFERENCE

HASAN YILMAZ; Hilal Surat; Esra ÖZHANCI; Pervin YEŞİL; Murat YEŞİL

Article Details

URBAN LİVİNG AREA SATİSFACTİON AND PUBLİC PREFERENCE

Authors:

HASAN YILMAZ | Hilal Surat | Esra ÖZHANCI | Pervin YEŞİL | Murat YEŞİL

Publisher:

Kastamonu University

Journal:

Kastamonu University Journal of Forestry Faculty 2015 Vol.15 Issue 2, pp.319-329

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

6/2015

Document Language:

Turkish

Document ID (Org No.):

2000516942

Frequency:

Tri-annual

eISSN:

1309-4181

pISSN:

1303-2399

Abstract:

 

The aim of the present study, which was carried out in three different cities of Turkey (Erzurum, Artvin, Tokat), is to determine satisfaction degree of urban people with the environment they live and to bring about their demands and biases for their living environs. The study includes totally 300 questionnaires conducted over subjects from each city. As the consequence of the study it was found that people in Erzurum and Tokat are satisfied with the urban environment they live (59.0 % and 64.0% respectively) whereas those in Artvin are not (69%). Among the living area types people prefer, if they are given adequate time and money, are coastal areas in the first row (M:6.64), which are followed by the areas near water surfaces, lakes and river banks. While people generally prefer residential areas in the cities far from the centres (M:5.79) the most, they prefer the areas again far from centres and close to parks and green sites in the second row (M:5.64). it was concluded from the study that regardless of their income, education, age, gender, and occupation, urban people tend to prefer natural areas by escaping from the stresses in urban areas (e.g. dense urbanisation, traffic, pollution, population density, psychological stress and lack of green areas).

 


The aim of the present study, which was carried out in three different cities of Turkey (Erzurum, Artvin, Tokat), is to determine satisfaction degree of urban people with the environment they live and to bring about their demands and biases for their living environs. The study includes totally 300 questionnaires conducted over subjects from each city. As the consequence of the study it was found that people in Erzurum and Tokat are satisfied with the urban environment they live (59.0 % and  64.0% respectively) whereas those in Artvin are not (69%). Among the living area types  people prefer, if they are given adequate time and money, are coastal areas in the  first row (M:6.64), which are followed by the areas near water surfaces, lakes and river banks. 

While people generally prefer residential areas in the cities far from the centres (M:5.79) the most, they prefer the areas again far from centres and close to parks and green sites in the second row (M:5.64). it was concluded from the study that regardless of their income,  education, age, gender, and occupation, urban people tend to prefer natural areas by escaping from the stresses in urban areas (e.g. dense urbanisation, traffic, pollution, population density, psychological stress and lack of green areas). 

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Article Details

URBAN LİVİNG AREA SATİSFACTİON AND PUBLİC PREFERENCE

Authors: HASAN YILMAZ | Hilal Surat | Esra ÖZHANCI | Pervin YEŞİL | Murat YEŞİL

Publisher: Kastamonu University

Journal: Kastamonu University Journal of Forestry Faculty 2015 Vol.15 Issue 2, pp.319-329

Document Type: Article

Publication Date: 6/2015

Document Language: Turkish

Document ID (Org No.): 2000516942

Frequency: Tri-annual

eISSN: 1309-4181

pISSN: 1303-2399

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Authors:

HASAN YILMAZ | Hilal Surat | Esra ÖZHANCI | Pervin YEŞİL | Murat YEŞİL

Publisher:

Kastamonu University

Journal:

Kastamonu University Journal of Forestry Faculty 2015 Vol.15 Issue 2, pp.319-329

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

6/2015

Document Language:

Turkish

Document ID (Org No.):

2000516942

Frequency:

Tri-annual

eISSN:

1309-4181

pISSN:

1303-2399