Kamusal Yeşil Alanlarda İklim Krizine Çözüm Arayışı: Sürdürülebilir Peyzaj Analizi-Sultanahmet Meydanı Örneği

Özet

Today, one of the biggest problems in the world is climate change. According to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC); “In addition to the natural climate change observed in a comparable time period, it is a change in climate caused by human activities that directly or indirectly disrupt the composition of the global atmosphere”. It is clear that the biggest responsible for these changes is human. The balance of nature is deteriorated due to some reasons such as urbanization, global warming and population growth. Water resources which are one of the indispensable elements are also threatened by climate change. Water resources that are increasingly limited reveal the need for efficient use of water and it shows that it is important to develop new landscape arrangements where water is used effectively, especially in outdoor landscaping. Some reasons such as green area application that requires intensive water use in landscaping works in metropolitan cities, the use of exotic trees and shrubs in the selection of plant species and large grass areas, wrong decisions in plant design, thirst problems etc. have negative impact on the adoption of sustainable identity of the city together with the ecological approach values.

In this study, Sultanahmet Square and Hippodrome that have the most important public green area in Istanbul have been chosen as research area. The effective use of the water in the square has been examined considering the survey study related to these areas about water usage zones, mulch usage, determination of grass area, drought tolerances of the existing plant species. The concept of xeriscape, which is a new concept in our country, has gained importance day by day. In this context; some recommendation has been given for the effective use of water in public green areas by considering this study will contribute to the future studies.