The populations of villages established on the plain and on the alluvial cones and which are close to cityAs a result of unplanned urbanization, slum houses were created on the outskirts of Mount Uludag. People
with strong financial means left the city centre and began living in two- or three-storied houses constructed on
former agricultural land in villages in the west of the Bursa Plain. Since land prices on the plain and its close
environs are extremely high, farmers were encouraged to sell their land.