Evaluation of urban green area development in the context of sustainable eco-city perspective: Bilecik (city center) case study
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https://doi.org/10.14295/bjs.v4i5.721Keywords:
green area, eco-city, sustainable developmentAbstract
To provide good environmental quality standards in cities, the planned arrangement and strategic management of urban green areas are key. The arrangements to be made should be determined on a neighborhood basis and designed to meet the needs of the increasing population. Bilecik city has a settlement that develops outside of its historical core. The city's population, which shows linear development due to its topographic structure, is increasing in parallel with the developments in the education and service sectors. The city's constantly migratory structure has started to change with the increase in education opportunities and the development of the service sector due to receiving migration. The main comfort facilities that make the city livable are the social areas. The main purpose of this article is to present some useful techniques and strategies to improve the ecological sustainability of the urban structure that meets the basic principles of protection by considering social and economic feasibility. In this context, it is extremely important to plan the development of Bilecik city in a sustainable, accessible, and environmentally friendly way until 2030, especially in line with the Paris Climate Agreement. In the study, the suitability of the existing solutions regarding the urban green areas of Bilecik city was analyzed. The diversity, potential, and use of plants in the social areas that constitute the open-green areas of Bilecik city were examined in terms of urban landscape and evaluated in line with the Sustainable Development Goals. A proposal was presented on how Bilecik city can be developed towards becoming an eco-city. The problems that need to be addressed to develop sustainable, accessible, and well-connected cities of the future were evaluated.
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