URBAN ECOLOGY- STUDY CASE AGRI TOWN, TURKEY

The planet population is continuously increasing; during the last century, it increased ten times compared to the previous century. By 2030, more than 60% of the planet population is expected to live in cities. Turkey represents one of the Asian countries characterized by a rapid economic development in the last years; there should be also mentioned the demographic increase encouraged by an administration based on long-term projects and a political strategy in favor of better standards of living for all its 70 million inhabitants. The present paper aims at analyzing Agri urban ecosystem based on the increase of the anthropogenic pressure induced by an increasing population during the last years, triggered by the general phenomenon of migration from rural areas towards cities, as well as from east to west. The aspects rendering the local population statistics were compared to the ones registered at national level.