Investigation of Çankiri City Railway in Scope of Greenway

Umut Pekin Timur, Ferhat Özden, Pakize Ece Erzin and Özgür Burhan Timur
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Umut Pekin Timur: Landscape Architecture Department, Faculty of Forestry, Cankiri Karatekin University, Cankiri 18100, Turkey
Ferhat Özden: Landscape Architecture Department, Faculty of Forestry, Cankiri Karatekin University, Cankiri 18100, Turkey
Pakize Ece Erzin: Landscape Architecture Department, Faculty of Forestry, Cankiri Karatekin University, Cankiri 18100, Turkey
Özgür Burhan Timur: Landscape Architecture Department, Faculty of Forestry, Cankiri Karatekin University, Cankiri 18100, Turkey

Sustainability, 2021, vol. 13, issue 6, 1-13

Abstract: Nowadays, the importance of greenway applications in planning studies has increased to meet the increasing environmental problems in cities, the loss of open spaces, and the increasing need for recreation. The purpose of this study is to evaluate within the scope of the greenway about the part of 11 km of the Çankırı railway passing through the city center by considering the planning and design dimension. The research was carried out in four stages: literature review, analysis of natural and cultural landscape characteristics, preparation of a conceptual plan, and design suggestions. The area has a straight aspect, the slope is 0–3%, and it is an alluvial structure. It was determined that there are registered historical buildings, but structural areas are intense. According to plan, a green area and a bicycle path arrangement was proposed at the side of the railway. Also, along the existing road routes, a walking or bicycle path was proposed to provide connection between open green areas in the city. In the design process, appropriate landscape design solutions were developed for the station area, and it was proposed that street area and some intersection points be pedestrianized.

Keywords: rail with trail; greenway; railway; urban sustainability; open and green areas; recreational greenway; GIS; CSS; Çankırı (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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