An Analysis on the Urbanized Fertile Agricultural Lands with Urban Sprawl in Konya

Increasing of world population in recent decades and developing technology, have led to rapid urbanization. In this process, the expansion of urban areas have caused many environmental problems. Also, cities create air, water and soil pollution. As well as urban sprawl have started to put pressure on forests, water resources, natural landscapes and agricultural fields that surrounds urban areas. This pressure also affect agricultural land which is essential for human survival and is the main economic activity. Loss of productive agricultural lands have economic and ecological consequences and the loss of fertile lands reduce countries/cities� capacity to feed itself and made them dependent.
The aim of the study, exhibit the loss of agricultural lands and determined to present information about this subject. The case area is Konya, where has been growing rapidly and urban area has expanded in great measure after 1950s. Also, Konya is located on fertile agricultural lands and agriculture is an important economic sector in Konya. Whereas, after 1970�s a large amount of agricultural land, approximately 15,000 hectares, have been urbanized because of urban sprawl. During this period, fertile agricultural lands especially in the southern and western part of the city have been urbanized. After 1960 development plans aimed to protect agricultural lands, but enough success has not achieved due to lack of economic solutions.

Keywords: Urban Sprawl, Agricultural Land, Konya.

Keywords: Urban sprawl, Agricultural Lands, Konya

Kentsel Yay�lma Sonucu Yap�la�maya A��lan Verimli Tar�m Alanlar�: Konya Kenti Deneyimleri

Hale Akseki, M. �a�lar Me�hur
Sel�uk �niversitesi �ehir Ve B�lge Planlama B�l�m�

Son y�llarda h�zla artan d�nya n�fusu, geli�en teknolojiyle beraber h�zl� kentle�meye neden olmu�tur. Bu s�re�te �evrelerine do�ru h�zla yay�lan kentler, pek �ok �evresel sorunu da beraberinde getirmi�tir. Kentler, hava, su ve toprak kirlili�inin yan� s�ra kentsel yay�lma sonucu �evrelerindeki orman alanlar�, su kaynaklar�, do�al peyzaj ve tar�m alanlar� �zerinde b�y�k bir bask� olu�turmu�tur. Bu bask�dan en �ok etkilenen de ��phesiz tar�m alanlar�d�r. Verimli topraklar�n kayb�, ekonomik ve ekolojik sonu�lar do�urmas�n�n yan� s�ra, �lkelerin/kentlerin kendi kendini besleme potansiyelini d��rerek, d��a ba��ml� duruma gelmesine neden olmu�tur/ olmaktad�r.
Kentlerin yay�lmas� s�recinde ama� d�� kullan�ma konu olan verimli tar�m arazilerini tart��may� ve bununla ilgili saptanan verileri ortaya koymay� ama�layan �al��man�n saha ara�t�rmas� Konya kentinde ger�ekle�tirilmi�tir. Konya, 1950�lerden sonra h�zla b�y�yen ve �evresine do�ru ciddi yay�lma g�steren bir kenttir. Ayn� zamanda verimli tar�m topraklar� �zerinde bulunan ve tar�m�n �nemli bir ekonomik sekt�r oldu�u kentte, �zellikle 70�lerden sonra ya�anan h�zl� n�fus art��na ba�l� olarak ortaya ��kan yay�lma, kent i�in ya�amsal �nemi olan b�y�k miktarda tar�m topra��n�n yap�la�mas�na neden olmu�tur. Bu d�nemde kentin, �zellikle g�ney ve bat� k�sm�nda bulunan 15.000 hektara yak�n 1. ve 2. s�n�f tar�m topra�� yap�la�maya a��lm��t�r. 1960�lardan sonra haz�rlanan imar planlar�yla tar�m alanlar� korunmaya �al��lsa da ekonomik ��z�mlerin yetersizli�i nedeniyle istenilen �l��de ba�ar� sa�lanamam��t�r.

Anahtar Kelimeler: Kentsel Yay�lma, Tar�m Alanlar�, Konya.

Anahtar Kelimeler: Kentsel Yay�lma, Tar�m alanlar�, Konya

Hale Akseki, M. �a�lar Me�hur. An Analysis on the Urbanized Fertile Agricultural Lands with Urban Sprawl in Konya. Megaron. 2013; 8(3): 165-174

Corresponding Author: Hale Akseki, T�rkiye

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