The consequences of surplus land production through spatial plans: Ankara case

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2024-4-17

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Tunç, Coşkun

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There are many generally accepted reasons for urban sprawl, which was seen in many cities after the 1950s and appeared in the literature as a form of growth. Although increasing population is the most crucial reason for the emergence of sprawl, other reasons such as increasing income, development of transportation facilities, and planning are at least as important as population growth. The municipal approach, localization and legal regulations experienced in Türkiye after the 1980s led to excess land production and urban sprawl. The role of planning in urban sprawl is undeniable. There are many studies in the literature on the prevention of urban sprawl, which has become a worldwide problem, and the development of precautions and countermeasures against it. Yet, in the case of Ankara, the major reason of sprawl and excessive growth is partially different from the world examples since urban spatial expansion is directly enabled and triggered by spatial plans. This study examines the causes, consequences and effects of surplus land production through spatial plans. This examination is done based on the analysis of existing plans. Basically, the urban sprawl phenomenon caused by surplus land production through spatial plans, and Ankara macroplan decisions and associated population projections were examined. The development and consequences of the excessive growth experienced in terms of planning were evaluated together with satellite images. Ways to reverse this growth and whether planning can develop a new attitude for such areas are also discussed in the conclusion.

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Spatial plans, Surplus land production, Urban sprawl

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https://hdl.handle.net/11511/109449

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Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences, Thesis