Hacı Murat Hatice Özsoy Anadolu Lisesi

Comenius Team

Impact of Urban Development On Our Landscape

An increase in a population  in cities and towns.

What is urbanization:

A city expanding to its outer walls.

In the world;

At this rate,be ready for this:

We believe it IS.Since the beginning of 1980s,tourism has boomed in Çeşme and in many hotels or tourism companies have been settled here in a very fast pace. The people whose main work was farming sold their land for hotels,shops etc.Most of the green area now has been turned into buildings.

Is urbanization a problem in Çeşme?

Year Total Urban Rural

1965 10.400 4.068 6.332

1970 10.186 3.940 6.246

1975 11.580 5.284 6.296

1980 13.888 6.451 7.437

1985 16.129 10.124 6.005

1990 29.463 20.622 8.841

2000 37.372 25.257 12.115

2007 27.796 17.950 9.846

2008 31.968 20.247 11.721

2009 32.475 20.455 12.020

2010 33.051 20.723 12.328

2011 33.931 21.394 12.537

Urban / Rural Population in Çeşme in Years

The biggest impact on Çeşme’s landscape is the Çeşme-İzmir Highway. (o 32)

The highway was built in 1997.

It cost € 200.000.

It’s 80 km. long.

Thousands of trees were cut to build it.

Tonnes of concrete was used.

YES: The old road was not enough.The highway

shortened the way. The summer population of Çeşme is 500.000

and 250.000 cars come to Çeşme every weekend.

Trucks to Europe use the highway and they go to Italy directly with Ro-Ros.

Was the highway necessary for a distance of 80 km.?

NO: It cost much money. It wasn’t profitable. Thousands of trees were cut . In Alaçatı the habitat of birds was effected. The trucks and other cars produce a huge

amount of exhaust fumes.

Was the highway necessary for a distance of 80 km.?

As a conclusion technology is good if we use it wisely.