Examining the Adequacy of the Niğde Parks

Abstract

As the most important open and green areas of the city, parks, as part of the urban green space system, make cities attractive and liveable, alleviate the monotony of the environment, give cities an image, and allow building masses to gain a soft appearance. Urban parks, which ensure the sustainability of cities and create quality and comfortable living spaces for urban people, affect the users they address in line with their landscape design features. Both positive and negative aspects of compliance with design criteria concern not only the urban park but also its users and the city as a whole. Spaces without any recreational activities, without comfort, without a green texture do not add anything positive to the city and do not create physical, social and cultural interaction for the people of the environment in which they are located, and will cause stagnation and restlessness on the psychology of the city people. In this study, it was planned to first observe, detect and analyse the current status of 5 urban parks located in the Central District of Niğde Province. The aim of the study is to determine the compliance of some parks providing services at the urban scale within the borders of Niğde Province with the landscape design criteria. In this context, it is planned to determine the suitability of the parks in terms of landscape design according to the determined landscape design criteria and to make evaluations to analyse the current status of the parks. As a result of the evaluation, solution proposals will be presented in accordance with the landscape design criteria for the problem of the current situation.