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Investigation of Urban Green Areas from The Framework of
Sustainable Urbanization on The Case of Amasya

Table 1. Standards Determined According to the Types of Green Areas (retrieved
from Emür and Onsekiz (2007), Ersoy 2015:157).

Effective
Service Population Ideal Size
Size Per
Age Group of Capita
Users
(m2/person)
Area Radius Population (ha)
Parks (w)
Children’s Neighbor-
Garden 200-600 0-3;4-7;8-15 4 hood 0,8-1,6

Sports Field 2000 7 and Above 4 The Whole 0,4-0,6
City
Neighbor- 3500-5000
hood Park 500-1.500 All Ages 8-12 People 0,2-0,4
Local Area
Park 1.000-2.500 All Ages 10-20 15.000-30.000 16-40

Urban Park 1.000-10.000 All Ages 80 The Whole 4-80
City
Regional
Park 25.000-100.000 All Ages 750-3.000 Region 2.00-4.00

National Park The Whole All Ages Variable Country Variable
Country
3. Field Research: Investigation of Urban Green Spaces on the Case of the
City of Amasya

3.1. Sample Area of the Study
Within the scope of the study, Amasya, an Anatolian city located in the
Central Black Sea Region, was selected as the sample area. The city of
Amasya is located in a narrow valley shaped by the Yeşilırmak River on the
southern slopes of Mount Harşena. Surrounded by steep cliffs on four sides
on a mountainous topography, the city has developed linearly along the river
flowing in the southwest and northeast directions.

Figure 1. Location and Satellite Image of Amasya,
(Google Earth, 2022) (prepared by the authors).

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