The purpose of this thesis is to show that the ribbon development is an important practicein the formation of urban-rural fabric.Thisthesis analyses the structure and problems of ribbon development with its attributes on environment and planning practice. The attributes of ribbon development are defined as; loss of agricultural lands, environmental and scenic quality damage, decrease in capacityof roads, problem of traffic and uneconomic extension of utilities. Considering these attributes, the level of impacts of ribbon development on urban-rural fabric can be analysed through an empirical study. Therefore, with such an empirical study the structural characteristics of ribbon development and degree of importance of attributes of ribbon development become clear. In addition to this, how the developments of transportation and planning mechanisms on agenda affect the process of ribbon development,is justified.