Özet:

Studies on the concept of healthy city started in 1987 as a result of the initiative of the World Health Organization. The Healthy Cities Project, which started in 1987, has been implemented in many countries of the world in 5 year phases. In Turkey, which is one of these countries, the Turkish Healty Cities Association is the organization that follows the practices and procedures related to healthy cities. 17 of the 30 metropolitan municipalities became members of the Turkish Healthy Cities Association. The absence of 13 metropolitan municipalities is an important deficiency for the metropolitan cities that serve both urban and rural areas. The health of the city does not only involve the physical well-being of individuals, but also ensures that all their surroundings are well-suited, including psychological well-being, are good. In the metropolitan cities which are caused by rapid urban population growth, environmental and health problems negatively affect human life. Bu kapsamda ortaya çıkan araştırma Büyükşehir belediyelerinin misyon ve vizyonlarında sağlıklı kent ifadelerine ne kadar yer verdiğinin ortaya koyulması amaçlanmıştır. In this context, it is aimed to show how much space is given to healthy city expressions in the mission and vision of metropolitan municipalities. The concepts of Mission and vision are important because they are substantial documents that should be evaluated in terms of future expectations of metropolitan cities and their main objectives. In order to realize the purpose of the study, first of all, urban, urbanization and healthy urban concepts were introduced. Later, metropolitan municipalities and Turkey Healthy Cities Association examined briefly and municipal legislation is evaluated from this perspective. While the theoretical framework of the study was created, the primary and secondary data obtained from domestic and foreign sources were procured from the literature review. In the field study of the study, content analysis was performed in 29 metropolitan municipalities where the vision and missions were reached in order to determine the rate of healthy city expressions. In the field research, the visions and missions of 29 metropolitan municipalities were reached. Content analysis was performed to determine the rate at which healthy urban expressions take place. Content analysis was performed to determine the rate of healthy city expressions take place. During the content analysis, Maxqda 12 program was used.

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