Remaining tree species from the indigenous vegetation of Ankara, Turkey
LANDSCAPE AND URBAN PLANNING, vol.68, no.4, pp.371-388, 2004 (SCI-Expanded, SSCI, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 68 Issue: 4
- Publication Date: 2004
- Doi Number: 10.1016/s0169-2046(03)00153-1
- Journal Name: LANDSCAPE AND URBAN PLANNING
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
- Page Numbers: pp.371-388
- Keywords: indigenous tree species, Natural Conservation Area, Ankara
- Ankara University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
The city of Ankara is located in the geographic centre of Anatolia, Turkey. In the state of nature, Anatolia was covered with forests. Due to the destructive effects of civilisations passing through Anatolia over the centuries, the forest vegetation was gradually transformed to a steppe formation. After it became the capital city, a rapid planned urbanisation process was initiated in Ankara. In the first development plan, efforts were concentrated on the south axis of the city, which harbored the greatest concentration of indigenous plant cover in the valleys.