Abstract
The main purposes of the study are to determine the way that X, Y and Z generations use urban areas, their expectations from the city administrators, the deficiencies they see in urban areas and the descriptions of the city in their dreams, and to create qualitative data for the plans and programs to be implemented by the city administrators. For these purposes, after explaining which years the X, Y and Z generations belong to according to their characteristics and areas of interest, the outputs of the semi-structured interview study with the residents of Izmir are included. The study is based on the semi-structured interview technique, which is among the qualitative research methods. In the study, it was concluded that X, Y and Z generations have similar thoughts about transportation, traffic, housing and infrastructure. While generation X prefer calm life, untouched natural city areas away from crowds, Y generation individuals prefer green areas and cultural areas with dense areas. It was concluded that the level of belonging of the participants to the city of Izmir decreased due to the fact that the differing needs of the generations were not fully met, and this situation also reduced their quality of life. For this reason, considering the differences between generations in the preparation processes of strategic plans such as zoning and environmental order by city managers is considered important in solving problems.