Özet:

For the sustainability of cities, it is significant to have natural sources as leading factors in the use of space. In this study, Bursa city has been selected as a sample and the affects of natural environment factors on the use of space was attempted to be determined. In this scope, geomorphology, altitude, slope, climate, hydrology, vegetation cover and soil parameters that affect the use space was analyzed in detail in Bursa city case. According to the study, it is designated that altitude, slope and aspect parameters of old towns/neighborhoods are in altitude of 100 m above and in the areas with 15-100˚ slope and northern facing aspects. It is also analyzed that newly establishing neighborhoods in Bursa are situated at altitude below 100 m, and the slope varies between 2-15˚, southern aspects are favored as settlement areas. However, rapid urban development put pressures on natural sources (i.e. geomorphology, hydrology, vegetation cover, soil). Nature friendly urban planning such as eco-city should be implemented in order to maintain urban sustainability.

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