Abstract
Cities are developing rapidly and unplanned due to reasons such as industrialization and migration from rural areas to cities. With these developments, while planning the cities, the contribution of green spaces to the city ecosystem and the urbanites was ignored and the aim of eliminating the housing deficit came to the fore, and cities became concrete piles. In order for cities to become livable environments, the distribution of urban open and green areas within the city, having the functional and aesthetic values required for the active use of these areas, and their accessibility are possible with development in a systematic urban design approach. In addition to its ecological functions such as urban open and green areas, which constitute the most important living textures of creating habitable environments in cities, reducing the impact of environmental pollution, providing ecological balance between the city and nature, helping to regulate microclimate, creating suitable habitat for plants and wildlife; it is very important for cities in terms of social functions such as preparing an environment where the city dwellers can perform their recreational and social activities. Edirne, which constitutes the main material of the research, has been examined in two parts as the old and new residential areas, considering the development process of the city. The aim of the study is to determine the differences between green space usage characteristics and expectations of people living in regions with different socio-economic characteristics. Accordingly, a survey was conducted with 195 participants in 5 neighborhoods that are the study area. In addition, the population of these regions was compared with the current open and green area sizes and the amount of green areas per person was determined and these data were compared with the zoning norms. The use of open and green areas in the old and new residential areas was analyzed with statistical methods with the conducted survey. At the end of the study, it was observed that green space usage habits and demands of people changed depending on the physical structure of the neighbourhoods.