Student:	NAZLI MİNE YURDAKUL
Supervisor:	Doç.Dr. Elif BAYRAMOĞLU
Department:	Peyzaj Mimarlığı
Institution:	Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences
University:	Karadeniz Technical University Turkey

Title of the Thesis:	DETERMINATION OF THE ECONOMIC VALUE OF BENEFITTING URBAN OPEN GREEN AREAS BY TRAVEL COST METHOD: EXAMPLE OF 100. YIL PARK
Level:	M.Sc.
Acceptance Date:	18/1/2021
Number of Pages:	102
Registration Number:	i3836

Summary:

The cities, which define as our natural and physical living spaces, have continuously

changed and developed in line with the desires and needs of people for centuries. This rapid

change causes the urban open green areas and their immediate surroundings to gain value in

terms of economy and ecology. These functions of urban open green spaces, which aim to

increase the quality of life of urban open green spaces, aim to create space in terms of

economic value. The planning and management approaches of open green spaces determined

according to economic value and user preferences gain value in this respect.

The research was carried out to determine the economic value for recreation in

468 people in the study area and Travel Cost Method was applied to calculate the economic

value. In line with the survey results, the necessary data were obtained and statistical

analyzes were made. The semilogarithmic equation was obtained by determining the

dependent independent variables in line with the analyzes. The number of visitors as a

dependent variable, and as an argument; visitor age, days used, frequency of use, recreational

adequacy of the park, total cost for the park, satisfaction with the cost incurred. As a result

of the study, the consumer surplus per capita was determined as 183.65 TL, and the

were developed to develop alternatives in line with holistic planning-management decisions

in order to ensure the recreational sustainability of urban open green spaces.