Green spaces have very important functions in the creation of a sustainable city. However, in cities, which grow in terms of their population and physical environment, the primary aim of city planning is to meet the housing deficit. | Turk J Agric For 28 (2004) 203-209 © TÜB‹TAK The Effects of Urban Green Spaces on House Prices in the Upper Northwest Urban Development Area of Adana (Turkey) M. Faruk ALTUNKASA*, Cengiz USLU University of Çukurova, Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Landscape Architecture, 01330 Balcal›-Adana - TURKEY Received: Abstract: Green spaces have very important functions in the creation of a sustainable city. However, in cities, which grow in terms of their population and physical environment, the primary aim of city planning is to meet the housing deficit. For this reason, areas having natural characteristics within an urban area are destroyed and existing green spaces are turned into housing areas. The most important reason why green spaces are not prioritized in city planning is that there is no market representing the green spaces. The market value of green spaces is hard to quantify. The higher price paid by customers for houses that have green spaces compared with those without green spaces directly reflects the market value of the green spaces. This article explores the feasibility of representing green spaces in the housing market by a monetary evaluation approach in order to obtain systematic data that can affect the physical planning decisions in new urban development areas. Key Words: Green spaces, Economic value, Adana Adana Kuzeybat› Üst Kentsel Geliflme Alan›nda Kentsel Yeflil Alanlar›n Konut Fiyatlar› Üzerine Etkisi Özet: Yeflil alanlar, sürdürülebilir kent yarat›lmas›nda çok önemli ifllevlere sahiptir. Buna karfl›n, nüfus ve fiziksel çevre bak›m›ndan büyüyen kentlerde kent planlamas›n›n öncelikli amac›, konut a盤›n›n giderilmesidir. Bu nedenle, kentsel alanlardaki do¤al unsurlar tahrip edilmekte, mevcut yeflil alanlar konut alanlar›na dönüfltürülmektedir. Kent planlamas›nda yeflil alanlar›n öncelik tafl›mamalar›n›n en önemli nedeni, temsil edildikleri bir piyasan›n bulunmay›fl›d›r. Yeflil alanlar›n piyasa de¤erini hesaplayabilmek .
