Abstract
-134- SUMMARY The urbanization phenomenon which are especially increasing after 1950 f s in our country has been giving rise to the changes of social, physical and cultural structures in Izmir as the other our big cities. The fact that the environmental problems according to the negative changes of structure of city has spread, is result with the spoilt of ecological stability. The result of this spoilt in cities is due to the density of population, the physical development and the land ose decisions which are not suitable the structure of the cities of socio-economic and socio - cultural. In cities, the open and green spaces which are located in the city and surroundings are of great impor tance owing to the fact they are formed an organic in tegrity between the different land use types and support that the city develops regularly, and have pozitive of- fects in respect of public and environmental health. It is negatively offected the all living lifes that open and green spaces are decreased when compared with the phenomenon of civilization and indurtsialization. At the city of Izmir which is seen increasing and unhealthy civilization, the fact that the requirement urbon services are provided for the density of population is found out the changes in the structure of physical, society and cultural, area speculations, and the negative impacts of the industrial establishments on environment, the problems of infra-structure, transportation and edu cation together with the differents of cultural structure. These changes show that the open and green spaces in the city have been getting decrease that's why, they have been inadequate.-135- The studies to improve the existance of open and green spaces in İzmir have not been sufficient in respect of quality and quantity because of some economical and political reasons, open and green spaces are not able to apply completely, Wenn compored with the world standart, in 1986 in Turkey the quantity of open and green space determined one person per 3.7 m2 and in the developed countries the standart is one person per 20 m2. Nowadays, it is incredible for us to improve the renovations and protect existing open and green spaces. The fact that the existence of open and green spaces for us is not only requirement but also necessities. This subject which has been vital significance is not given importance to the studies of urban planning. It will be considerably offective to provide on active recreations for citizen to be occupied an important place in social activities in relation to the environment in the planning area instead of the fact that the green spaces are crea ted to be met only the requirement of the passive recreation,
