Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
Avrupa Bilim ve Teknoloji Dergisi, cilt.0, sa.27, ss.1018-1031, 2021 (Hakemli Dergi)
Since land, one of the natural life resources, is a scarce resource, it should be evaluated based on its potential. In cities with a rapidly growing population, residential areas tend to expand into agricultural areas that have the potential to feed the urban population. It is observed that the expansion activities gained momentum as the borders of metropolitan municipalities are expanded to the provincial borders. Metropolitan municipalities were first expanded to the provincial border in Istanbul and Kocaeli in accordance with the 2004 Law on Metropolitan Municipalities. With the amendment to the Law numbered 6360 & enacted in 2012, all metropolitan municipalities were expanded to the provincial borders, the jurisdiction of the municipalities was expanded, and the status of rural areas was changed with the execution of the law. Villages were transformed into neighborhood’s and became natural extensions of cities. In this study, the urban population and average production values within the provincial borders of Istanbul were examined together, and the availability of agricultural areas, the effects and benefits of meeting the food needs in the city were examined. Thus, the rural areas within the boundaries of the metropolitan municipality; It has been tried to emphasize that making a land management plan taking into account the existence of agricultural land and meeting food production from the close vicinity of the city as much as possible have a multifaceted effect on the sustainability of natural resources.