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An Investigation of Expectations of Urban Forest Users: Example of Western Black Sea Region

Year 2017, Volume: 17 Issue: 3, 383 - 393, 27.11.2017
https://doi.org/10.17475/kastorman.284918

Abstract

Abstract 

Aim of study: The data on to what extend the urban forests, whose numbers have currently reached 133, meet the expectations of the society is insufficient. Whereas, the views of the urban forest users and the remaining non-user public are very important in governing of urban forests. The aim of this study is to determine the user characteristics and usage patterns of three urban forests in the Western Black Sea Region, and to find out about the expectations of the users from the urban forests.

Area of study: This study was conducted at the Bartın, Karabük, and Safranbolu urban forests in Western Black Sea Region of Turkey. 

Material and Methods: Within the scope of the study, field visits to Bartın, Karabük and Safranbolu urban forests were carried out, during which the concerned parties were interview and notes were taken; and, to help determine the characteristics of the urban forest users, a survey consisting of 29 questions -including one open-ended question- was carried out face-to-face in each urban forest with a total 180 individuals, 60 of which were users. Data acquired have been evaluated by means of frequency and percentage analysis.

Main results: In the study, it was revealed that the users generally perceive the urban forests as areas for picnicking or as areas that provide clean air. A significant part of the users consider that the selection of the locations for the urban forest were carried out correctly. Almost half of the users surveyed state that they were not happy with how the urban forests are managed.

Research highlights: The perceptions and thoughts of the urban forest users regarding the resource they are utilizing shape their demands from these areas. Identification of the expectations of the users and satisfaction of those expectations will both increase the quality of services provided in urban forests and the level of success in the governance of urban forests.


References

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  • Atmiş E., Günşen H.B., Yücedağ C., 2011. An evaluation on urban forests in Mediterranean region in Turkey. 1st National Mediterranean Forest and Environment Symposium Proceedings Book, 26-28 Octaber 2011, Kahramanmaraş, Turkey, pp.78-91.
  • Atmiş E., Günşen H.B., Yücedağ C. ve Lise W., 2012. Status, use and management of urban forestry in Turkey. Scientific Journals for Forestry of South Eastern Europe, 3(2): 69-78.
  • Atmiş, E. and Günşen, H.B., 2015. An Underestimated Value in Urban Life: Urban Forests. I. International Urban Studies Congress. April 16-17, 2015, Eskişehir, Turkey, pp. 246-265.
  • Atmiş, E., Günşen, H.B., Özkazanç, N.K., Artar, M., Çinis, F., 2015a. A Forestry Service That Cannot Reach Urban People: Urban Forests. XIV World Forestry Congress. September 7-11, 2015. Durban, South Africa.
  • Atmiş, E., Günşen, H.B., Özkazanç, N.K., Artar, M., Çinis, F., 2015b. Evaluation of Resources Vaules and Management Forms of Western Black Sea Region Urban Forest. IV. Socio-economic Problems Congress in Forestry. Octaber 15-17, 2015. Trabzon/Turkey. Pp. 16-28.
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  • Kuo, F.E. and Sullivan, W.C., 2001. Aggression and violence in the inner city: effect of environment via mental fatigve. Environment and Behavior, 33(4): 543-571.
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  • Stojanova, B., 2012. Perception of visitor stoward urban forests in Skopje: Case Study Park Forest Vodno. Master Thesis, University of Belgrade International Master Program in Forest Policy and Economics, Belgrade, 63 pp.
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Kent ormanı kullanıcılarının beklentileri üzerine bir araştırma: Batı Karadeniz Bölgesi örneği

Year 2017, Volume: 17 Issue: 3, 383 - 393, 27.11.2017
https://doi.org/10.17475/kastorman.284918

Abstract

Özet

Çalışmanın
amacı:
Günümüzde sayısı 133’e ulaşan kent ormanlarının;
halkın beklentilerini hangi ölçüde karşıladığına ilişkin veriler yetersizdir.
Oysa kent ormanlarının yönetiminde kent ormanı kullanıcılarının ve kullanıcılar
dışında kalan halkın düşünceleri çok önemlidir. Bu çalışmanın amacı Batı
Karadeniz Bölgesi’nde bulunan üç kent ormanının kullanıcı özelliklerini ve
kullanım şekillerini tespit etmek ve kullanıcıların kent ormanlarından
beklentilerini öğrenmektir.

Çalışma
alanı:
Bu çalışma Türkiye’nin Batı Karadeniz
Bölümünde yer alan Bartın, Karabük ve Safranbolu kent ormanlarında
yürütülmüştür.

Materyal
ve Yöntem:

Araştırma kapsamında Bartın, Karabük ve Safranbolu kent ormanlarında
incelemeler yapılarak, ilgililerle görüşülmüş, alınan notlar ve literatür
araştırması ile kent ormanı kullanıcılarının özelliklerini belirlemeye yardımcı
olacak biri açık uçlu olmak üzere 29 sorudan oluşan bir anket, her bir kent
ormanında 60 kullanıcı olmak üzere toplam 180 kişi ile yüz yüze görüşülerek
uygulanmıştır. Elde edilen veriler frekans ve yüzde analizi yardımı ile değerlendirilmiştir.

Sonuçlar:
Yapılan çalışmada, kullanıcıların kent ormanlarını genellikle piknik yapılan ve
temiz hava sağlayan bir alan olarak algıladıkları tespit edilmiştir.
Kullanıcıların önemli bir kısmı kent ormanlarının kurulduğu yerlerin seçiminin
doğru yapıldığını düşünmektedir. Görüşülen kullanıcıların nerdeyse yarıya
yakını kent ormanlarının yönetiminden memnun olmadıklarını da dile
getirmişlerdir.











Araştırma
vurguları:
Kent ormanı kullanıcılarının
yararlandıkları kaynakla ilgili algıları ve düşünceleri bu alanlardan olan taleplerini
şekillendirmektedir. Kullanıcıların beklentilerinin tespiti ve bu beklentilerin
tatmini, hem kent ormanlarında verilen hizmetin kalitesini, hem de kent
ormanlarının yönetimindeki başarıyı artıracaktır.

References

  • Akbaba, A., 2007. Evaluation of Urban Forestries in Point of National Park and Forest Landscapes in Kahramanmaraş. MSc Thesis, University of Kahramanmaraş Sütçü İmam Institute of Natural and Applied Sciences, Department of Forest Engineering, Kahramanmaraş, p.73.
  • Atmiş, E., Özden, S. Lise, W., 2007. Urbanization pressures on the natural forests in Turkey: an overview. Urban Forestry and Urban Greening, 6(2): 83-92.
  • Atmiş E., Günşen H.B., Yücedağ C., 2011. An evaluation on urban forests in Mediterranean region in Turkey. 1st National Mediterranean Forest and Environment Symposium Proceedings Book, 26-28 Octaber 2011, Kahramanmaraş, Turkey, pp.78-91.
  • Atmiş E., Günşen H.B., Yücedağ C. ve Lise W., 2012. Status, use and management of urban forestry in Turkey. Scientific Journals for Forestry of South Eastern Europe, 3(2): 69-78.
  • Atmiş, E. and Günşen, H.B., 2015. An Underestimated Value in Urban Life: Urban Forests. I. International Urban Studies Congress. April 16-17, 2015, Eskişehir, Turkey, pp. 246-265.
  • Atmiş, E., Günşen, H.B., Özkazanç, N.K., Artar, M., Çinis, F., 2015a. A Forestry Service That Cannot Reach Urban People: Urban Forests. XIV World Forestry Congress. September 7-11, 2015. Durban, South Africa.
  • Atmiş, E., Günşen, H.B., Özkazanç, N.K., Artar, M., Çinis, F., 2015b. Evaluation of Resources Vaules and Management Forms of Western Black Sea Region Urban Forest. IV. Socio-economic Problems Congress in Forestry. Octaber 15-17, 2015. Trabzon/Turkey. Pp. 16-28.
  • Atmiş, E., 2016. Development of urban forest governance in Turkey. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 19 (2016): 158-166.
  • Çağlar, Y., 2004. New adventure of forestry in Turkey: “urban forestry”. 9-11 April 2004, Ankara, Turkey, 1st National Urban Forestry Congress Proceedings Book, pp. 472-481.
  • Çinis, F., 2016. Investigation of the user characteristics of urban forest in the western black sea region, MSc Thesis, Bartın University Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences Forest Engineering Department
  • SPO, 2000. Long Term Strategy and 8th Development Plan (2001-2005), State Planning Organization, Ankara, TURKEY, 243 p.
  • Kiper, T. ve Öztürk, A.G., 2011. Urban forest recreation and local people’s awareness about example of Edirne Urban (İzzet Arseven) forest. Journal of Tekirdağ Agricultural Faculty, 8(2):105-118.
  • Kuo, F.E. and Sullivan, W.C., 2001. Aggression and violence in the inner city: effect of environment via mental fatigve. Environment and Behavior, 33(4): 543-571.
  • Kurdoğlu, O. ve Düzgüneş, E., 2011. Determination of recreational purposes and user preferences for Artvin urban forest . Artvin Çoruh University Journal of Forestry Faculty, 12 (2):199-210.
  • GDF, 2003. New Approach in Our Forestry “Urban Forestry”. General Directorate of Forestry, Ankara, Turkey, p.24.
  • GDF, 2016. Statistics of Urban Forests. General Directorate of Forestry, Ankara, Turkey (15.01.2016)
  • Sandal, E.K. ve Karademir, N., 2013. Determination of people’s expectations and consciousness with adequacy of green spaces in Kahramanmaraş. Eastern Geographical Review, 18(29): 155-176.
  • Stojanova, B., 2012. Perception of visitor stoward urban forests in Skopje: Case Study Park Forest Vodno. Master Thesis, University of Belgrade International Master Program in Forest Policy and Economics, Belgrade, 63 pp.
  • Taylor, A.F., Wiley, A., Kuo, F.E. ve Sullivan, W.C., 1998. Growing up in the inner city: gren spaces as place to grow. Environment and Behavior, 30 (1):3-27.
  • Tolunay, A., Alkan, H. and Korkmaz, M., 2004. Determination of Visitor Profiles in terms of recreational activities in urban forests (A case study on Gölcük Natural Park). 9-11 April 2004, Ankara, Turkey, 1st National Urban Forestry Congress Proceedings Book, pp.137-149
  • UEI, 2008. State of the urban forest: a summary of the extent and condition of Boston’s urban forest. Urban Ecology Institute, Boston, USA, 51p.
  • Uzun, A., Ekşi, M. and Aktaş, Y., 2007. Urban forests and their importance in terms of noise control. Bottlenecks, Solutions, and Priorities in The Context of Functions of Forest Resources Proceedings of poster presentations, 17-19 Octaber 2007, İstanbul, Turkey, p.355-361.
  • Zhao, M., Kong, Z., Escobedo, F.J. and Gao, J., 2010. Impacts of urban forest on offsetting carbon emissions from industrial energy use in Hangzhou, China. Journal of Environmental Management, 91: 807-813.
  • Zhu, P. and Zhang, Y., 2008. Demand for urban forest in United States Cities. Landscape and Urban Planning, 84: 293-300.
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Fatma Çinis This is me

Erdoğan Atmiş

Hikmet Batuhan Günşen

Publication Date November 27, 2017
Published in Issue Year 2017 Volume: 17 Issue: 3

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APA Çinis, F., Atmiş, E., & Günşen, H. B. (2017). An Investigation of Expectations of Urban Forest Users: Example of Western Black Sea Region. Kastamonu University Journal of Forestry Faculty, 17(3), 383-393. https://doi.org/10.17475/kastorman.284918
AMA Çinis F, Atmiş E, Günşen HB. An Investigation of Expectations of Urban Forest Users: Example of Western Black Sea Region. Kastamonu University Journal of Forestry Faculty. November 2017;17(3):383-393. doi:10.17475/kastorman.284918
Chicago Çinis, Fatma, Erdoğan Atmiş, and Hikmet Batuhan Günşen. “An Investigation of Expectations of Urban Forest Users: Example of Western Black Sea Region”. Kastamonu University Journal of Forestry Faculty 17, no. 3 (November 2017): 383-93. https://doi.org/10.17475/kastorman.284918.
EndNote Çinis F, Atmiş E, Günşen HB (November 1, 2017) An Investigation of Expectations of Urban Forest Users: Example of Western Black Sea Region. Kastamonu University Journal of Forestry Faculty 17 3 383–393.
IEEE F. Çinis, E. Atmiş, and H. B. Günşen, “An Investigation of Expectations of Urban Forest Users: Example of Western Black Sea Region”, Kastamonu University Journal of Forestry Faculty, vol. 17, no. 3, pp. 383–393, 2017, doi: 10.17475/kastorman.284918.
ISNAD Çinis, Fatma et al. “An Investigation of Expectations of Urban Forest Users: Example of Western Black Sea Region”. Kastamonu University Journal of Forestry Faculty 17/3 (November 2017), 383-393. https://doi.org/10.17475/kastorman.284918.
JAMA Çinis F, Atmiş E, Günşen HB. An Investigation of Expectations of Urban Forest Users: Example of Western Black Sea Region. Kastamonu University Journal of Forestry Faculty. 2017;17:383–393.
MLA Çinis, Fatma et al. “An Investigation of Expectations of Urban Forest Users: Example of Western Black Sea Region”. Kastamonu University Journal of Forestry Faculty, vol. 17, no. 3, 2017, pp. 383-9, doi:10.17475/kastorman.284918.
Vancouver Çinis F, Atmiş E, Günşen HB. An Investigation of Expectations of Urban Forest Users: Example of Western Black Sea Region. Kastamonu University Journal of Forestry Faculty. 2017;17(3):383-9.

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