Abstract This study aims to focus on a case study of Istanbul province in order to reveal the most important factors affecting the planning and management of urban forests by means of a multidimensional approach. First of all, 67 variables, which affected the planning and management of urban forests, were developed by taking the literature review and expert opinions into consideration. These variables were grouped under five main headings, and questionnaire forms were prepared accordingly. The questionnaire forms were applied to 201 people from three different stakeholder groups through face-to-face interviews. In the study, a factor analysis was conducted with 67 variables, and approximately 71 % of the respondents' opinions on the planning and management of urban forests were explained with 8 factors by taking 32 variables as basis, as a result of the reliability analysis. According to their level of significance, these factors are as follows: (1) spatial functions, activities and main objective, (2) use of space, (3) problems caused by management, (4) budget and staff shortages, (5) garden types, (6) R&D activities, (7) education, knowledge and experience deficiencies and (8) provision of environmental and social benefits. In addition, whether there was a statistically significant difference between the various socio-economic variable groups specified within the scope of the questionnaire in terms of the dimensions (factors) perceived by the respondents was explored using non-parametric tests, Kruskal-Wallis H test and Mann-Whitney U test Linear regression analysis was also conducted in order to determine how and to what extent the most important factors affecting the planning and management of urban forests affected the basic purpose of urban forests. Accordingly, this study puts forward the main aim of urban forests in terms of their functions as 'providing environmental and social benefits', 'providing an environment for scientific researches and nature education' and ‘meeting the recreational and social needs of urban people’.

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影响城市森林规划和管理的因素：以伊斯坦布尔为例

摘要 本研究旨在以伊斯坦布尔省为例，通过多维方法揭示影响城市森林规划和管理的最重要因素。首先，综合文献综述和专家意见，确定了影响城市森林规划管理的67个变量。这些变量分为五个主要标题，并相应地准备了问卷表格。通过面对面访谈，问卷形式应用于来自三个不同利益相关者群体的 201 人。研究中对67个变量进行因子分析，以32个变量为依据，用8个因子解释了约71%的受访者对城市森林规划管理的意见，作为可靠性分析的结果。根据它们的重要性，这些因素如下：（1）空间功能、活动和主要目标，（2）空间使用，（3）管理引起的问题，（4）预算和人员短缺，（5）花园类型，(6) 研发活动，(7) 教育、知识和经验不足，以及 (8) 提供环境和社会效益。此外，使用非参数检验探讨了调查问卷范围内指定的各种社会经济变量组在受访者感知的维度（因素）方面是否存在统计学上的显着差异，Kruskal-Wallis H 检验和Mann-Whitney U 检验还进行了线性回归分析，以确定影响城市森林规划和管理的最重要因素如何以及在多大程度上影响城市森林的基本目的。据此，本研究从“提供环境和社会效益”、“为科学研究和自然教育提供环境”和“满足城市人的休闲和社会需求”的功能方面提出了城市森林的主要目标。