CLIMATE COMPATIBLE GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE APPLICATIONS FOR SUSTAINABLE CITIES: BARTIN CASE STUDY

Abstract

Even though every location has a unique climate, there are also various planning/design approaches for every climate. Climate plays role in increasing the quality of life as an important parameter for planned urbanisation. Green infrastructure applications within the scope of the concept of sustainable cities makes significant and necessary contributions to the environmentally friendly urban development within the scope of the quality of life as well as climate compatible planning/design. In this scope, Bartin city located in Western Black Sea Region of Turkey was selected as the study area. The aim of the study was to evaluate the relationship between climate compatible planning/design approaches and urban green infrastructure in the Bartin city; for sustainable urban development putting forth suggestions and strategies. A total of 14 climate compatible urban green infrastructure planning and design applications for the city of Bartin have been presented for expert opinion in the present study. The first nine out of the determined green infrastructure applications (natural flora use, agricultural forestry applications, green corridors (landscape connections), riverside natural buffer areas, rainwater collection ponds, rain gardens, climate compatible material usage, urban agricultural applications, green carparks) have been evaluated with the participation of the related group by using the Ranking Method taking into consideration ecological sustainability, aesthetic value, economical value and social sustainability criterias.