Urban Agriculture Approach in The Development of Sustainable Cities: The Case Of Elazığ, Türkiye

Year 2023, Volume: 9 Issue: 2, 330 - 350, 31.12.2023

Fürüzan Aslan , Yaşar Menteş , Oğuz Ateş

https://doi.org/10.34186/klujes.1393120

Abstract

Urban areas are generally residential areas that are not considered important in terms of agricultural production. Since agricultural activities are not considered important in urban areas, cities with high population density, especially in metropolitan cities, are deprived of agricultural production areas. When considered from this point of view, cities come to the fore as places where food is consumed, sold and easily available. Although agricultural activities seem to be far from urban areas, the concepts of agriculture and city cannot be considered separately. One of the tools in question for ensuring sustainable urban development is urban agriculture. Urban agriculture is a phenomenon that enables communities in many regions to interact on many issues, beyond being a simple task. Within the scope of this study, the city area of Elazig province was examined from the perspective of urban agriculture. Various suggestions are presented to ensure sustainability in Elazig province, to develop more accurate insights into regional and urban food supply, to increase the importance of urban aesthetics, urban land use, urban environmental management, public health and economic development.

Keywords

Sustainability, Urban agriculture, Urban design, Elazığ.

Sürdürülebilir Kentlerin Gelişiminde Kentsel Tarım Yaklaşımı: Elazığ Kenti Örneği

Abstract

Kentler denilince akla yerleşim ve sanayileşmenin yoğun olduğu, tarımın yapılmadığı ya da az yapıldığı tarım dışı alanlar gelir. Bu alanlar genelde tarımsal üretim açısından önemsenmeyen yerleşim alanlardır. Kırsal alanlara nazaran kentsel alanlarda tarımsal faaliyetlere önem verilmediğinden dolayı, büyükşehirler başta olmak üzere nüfus yoğunluğu fazla olan şehirler tarımsal üretim alanlarından yoksun bırakılmıştır. Bu açıdan ele alındığında kentler tarımsal üretim alanları olmaktan çok gıdaların tüketildiği, satışa sunulduğu, uzak mesafelerden getirilmiş olmalarına rağmen kolay temin edilebilecekleri yerler olarak ön plana çıkmaktadır. Sürdürülebilir bir kentsel gelişim için söz konusu araçlardan biri de kentsel tarımdır. Kentsel tarım basit bir uğraş olmanın ötesinde yapıldığı bölgelerdeki toplulukların birçok konuda etkileşim kurmasını sağlayan bir olgudur. Bu çalışma kapsamında Elazığ ili Mücavir alanı kentsel tarım perspektifinden incelenmiş, Elazığ ilinde sürdürülebilirliği sağlamak, bölgesel ve şehirsel gıda sağlama konusunda daha doğru anlayışlar geliştirmek, kent estetiği, kentsel arazi kullanımı, kentsel çevre yönetimi, halk sağlığı ve ekonomik kalkınmanın önemini arttırmak için çeşitli öneriler sunulmuştur.

Keywords

Sürdürülebilirlik, Kentsel tarım, Kentsel tasarım, Elazığ.

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