Özet:

The overpopulation and mega-cities caused by the accelerated migration from rural settlements to cities since the beginning of the last century have brought along the housing problem of the people living in these cities. Although local governments have developed very different methods to solve this problem, the spread of the city could not be prevented. Undoubtedly, this means that the valuable agricultural lands that feed the city should be included in the development plans. For this reason, rural areas suitable for agriculture in the peripheries of cities are decreasing day by day and the ability of cities to feed themselves is weakening. At this point, the citizens of the city are faced with the problem of “Food Security”, which means access to healthy and cheap food. Within the scope of sustainable development goals of central and local governments; The protection of urban soil and therefore its agriculture is gaining more and more importance day by day. For this, it is essential to plan urban usage areas in a way that will protect natural resources and ultimately to include agriculture in city plans. The inclusion of agricultural areas in the city plans, although conceptually evoking the approach of the city to the countryside, essentially means the adaptation of agriculture to the city. Because urban agriculture is carried out with techniques and methods that aim to get the maximum yield from limited areas. Undoubtedly, it is not possible to practice agriculture at the field scale in urban areas. Therefore, in the near future, the concept of “Agricultural Lands” will inevitably become the concept we hear most frequently in the near future.

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