Adequacy and Accessibility Analysis of Open and Green Spaces in Osmaniye Center

Öz

The scarcity of open and green spaces, which should be an integral part of the urban fabric and urban planning, is not a big metropolitan city problem in Turkey anymore but is a challenging problem of even medium and small-sized cities, one of which is the Osmaniye city today. This study examined the neighborhood-level quantitative adequacy and accessibility of the current and future open and green spaces in Osmaniye city center. The analyses were performed using ArcGIS 10.0 software following the Spatial Plans Construction Regulation. Accordingly, it was found that there were 48 open and green spaces with an area of 278566.33 m2 in the Osmaniye city center, which had 1.15 m2 open and green spaces per person. It was concluded that no neighborhood had enough open and green space. Children playgrounds were the fewest open and green spaces in the research area, and more than half of Osmaniye city center lacked access to children playground. Therefore, suggestions were made to solve the open and green spaces' unavailability and access problems in neighborhoods considering the study results.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Accessibility
• Adequacy
• Open green spaces
• Osmaniye City
• Urban planning

Öz

Kentsel dokunun ve kent planlamasının vazgeçilmez unsuru olması gereken açık ve yeşil alanların yetersizliği, ülkemizde sadece büyük metropol kentlerin sorunu olmaktan çıkıp günümüzde orta ve küçük ölçekli kentlerde bile hissedilir hale gelmiştir. Bu kentlerden biri de Osmaniye kentidir. Bu çalışmada Osmaniye kent merkezindeki mevcut ve planlanan açık yeşil alanların mahalle düzeyinde nicel yeterliliği ve erişilebilirliği analiz edilmiştir. Analizler ArcGIS 10.0 bilgisayar yazılımı kullanarak Mekansal Planlar Yapım Yönetmeliği’ndeki sınıflandırmaya göre gerçekleştirilmiştir. Çalışmanın sonucunda Osmaniye kent merkezinde 278566.33m2’lik alana sahip 48 adet açık ve yeşil alan olduğu ve kişi başına 1.15 m2 açık yeşil alan düştüğü belirlenmiştir. Mahalleler düzeyinde ise hiçbir mahallenin yeterli açık ve yeşil alana sahip olmadığı tespit edilmiştir. Araştırma alanında erişim yoksunluğu en fazla olan açık yeşil alan sınıfı çocuk parklarıdır. Osmaniye kent merkezinin yarısından fazlasının çocuk parkı erişiminden yoksun olduğu saptanmıştır. Bu kapsamda çalışmanın sonucunda açık ve yeşil alan yoksunluğu ve erişim sorunu yaşanan mahalleler için öneriler geliştirilmiştir. 

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