@article{(Open Science Index):https://publications.waset.org/pdf/10010973,
	  title     = {The Necessity of Urban Boundaries in Planning Legislation: A Case Study in Bilecik, Turkey},
	  author    = {Mercan Efe Güney and  Barış Parlatangiller and  Melik Ayer},
	  country	= {},
	  institution	= {},
	  abstract     = {In Turkey, while urban area boundaries are enlarged by making decisions on investment areas in cities, development plans are made according to government decisions, rather than scientific criteria. Even environment protection laws state that “if public interest is at stake”, areas under mandatory protection can be transformed into investment areas. This leads to destruction of valuable agricultural lands. Paper demonstrates loss of agricultural lands by superimposing plans, Suitability of the Lands for Agricultural Use and Google Earth Images in an exemplary settlement, and expresses that urban area boundaries should be included in legislation as an official boundary for all settlements.
},
	    journal   = {International Journal of Urban and Civil Engineering},
	  volume    = {14},
	  number    = {1},
	  year      = {2020},
	  pages     = {7 - 20},
	  ee        = {https://publications.waset.org/pdf/10010973},
	  url   	= {https://publications.waset.org/vol/157},
	  bibsource = {https://publications.waset.org/},
	  issn  	= {eISSN: 1307-6892},
	  publisher = {World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology},
	  index 	= {Open Science Index 157, 2020},
	}