https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12809/8911 2026-04-11T17:32:17Z https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12809/10616 Analysing daytime summer thermal comfort conditions for Turkey's third largest tourism destination Çınar, İsmail; Karkakuş, Nihat; Toy, Süleyman Tourism is one of the most vulnerable sectors to climate change since outdoor leisure activities are only possible in appropriate climate conditions for them. Among several climate or weather-related factors effective on tourist satisfaction, the concept of outdoor thermal comfort conditions gains importance with climate change because it is the combined effect of all atmospheric conditions on human body. Therefore, tourism-climate indices to reflect the favourability of destinations begin to include this parameter as a component. Mediterranean basin harbours world famous summer and cultural tourism destinations among others and climate change is expected to impact the region which covers the third largest primary destination of Turkey. The aim of this study is to analyse human thermal comfort conditions in the southwest part of Turkey, world-famous summer tourism region using Physiologically Equivalent Temperature (PET) and Mean Radiant Temperature (Tmrt) values and Geographic Information System (GIS) as a tool to show their spatial distribution as a component of tourism climate indices. As the result of the study, the most influential factors on human thermal comfort conditions in the region are mean radiant temperature, moisture content, air movement and increasing dense urbanisation in 12 districts, where meteorological measurements were taken. As the result of the study, suggestions were proposed to reduce the effect of higher PET and Tmrt values on tourists in the study. 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12809/7842 Batı Akdeniz Bölgesinde çim yüzeyleri bakımında kullanılan optimum sulama yöntemlerinin belirlenmesi üzerinde bir araştırma Çınar, İsmail Bu çalışmanın amacı; sıcak ve kurak karaktere sahip alanlarda çim yüzeylerin bakımında yaygın olarak kullanılan sulama yöntemlerinin belirlenerek bunlar içerisinde en uygun sulama yöntemi ve özelliklerinin ortaya konulmasıdır. Açık ve yeşil alanların tesisinde en fazla yüzeye sahip çim yüzeylerin oluşturulmasında ekolojik koşullara uygun çim türü seçimi kadar oluşturulan yüzeylerin devamlığı için bakım yöntemlerinin önemi, Batı Akdeniz Bölgesi gibi sıcak iklim özelliklerine sahip alanlarda bir kat daha artmaktadır. Açık ve yeşil alanların oluşturulmasında rasyonellik kadar yaşatmanın da bir planlama ilkesi olarak her zaman dikkate alınması gerekir. Bakım programlarına uyulması, Akdeniz Bölgesi gibi sıcak kurak karaktere sahip alanlarda özellikle sulama, titizlikle üzerinde durulması gereken bir konudur. Bu çalışmada; araştırma alanı olarak seçilen Batı Akdeniz Bölgesini temsil eden Fethiye ve yakın çevresinde tesadüfü olarak seçilen parklar, konut bahçeleri ve tatil köylerinde uygulanan anket sonuçlarına göre ekonomik su kullanımı ile çim yüzeylerinin yeterli oranlarda sulanması üzerinde durulmuştur. Çim alanlarının sulanmasında, yöntemler kadar etkili olan; sulama zamanı, sulama sıklığı, kullanılan su miktarı ile su kaynağı ve kalitesi konularının önemi ortaya konulmuştur. Araştırma bölgesi için yeşil alanların sulanmasında en uygun sulama yönteminin yağmurlama sulama yöntemi olduğu saptanmış ve bu yönteme uygun sistem ekipmanları belirtilmiştir.; The main objective of this study is to determine irrigation methods used to grass cover maintanence at hot and dry regions and to discover optimum method with its features. In the establishment of open green surfaces much of which occupied by grass covers, to live that surfaces it is important to select suitable species as much as maintanence methods especially in hot climates like West Mediterranean Region. In the formation of open green surfaces, maintanence must be taken into accuont rationaly. Maintanence programe especially irrigation is more important at hot dry regions i.e Mediterranean Region. In this study, according to questionary results applied to selected parks, house gardens and holiday village gardens at West Mediterranean Region represented by Fethiye district, economic and adequate water uses at green covers were mentioned. At green surfaces irrigation it was also pointed out that the importance of irrigation time, irrigation frequency, water amount, water resource and quality as methods. At research area as optimum irrigation method, sprinkler irrigatin was determined in green covers irrigation and its system equipments were mentioned. 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12809/652 GIS-Based Approach to Determine Suitable Settlement Areas Compatible with the Natural Environment Ardahanlıoğlu, Zeynep Rabiye; Selim, Serdar; Karakuş, Nihat; Çınar, İsmail This study determined the settlement areas that were suitable for the natural environment in the Seydikemer District in Turkey. Within this context, databases related to the natural environment of the region and existing land uses were created using Unmanned Aerial Vehicle images that were digitized and analysed using geographic information systems. Land cover was classified using Random Forest and Maximum Likelihood Classification methods for remote sensing. The natural environmental properties of the study area were determined based on the resulting classification, and the criteria for the suitability of the settlement areas were defined by the Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis and Analytic Hierarchy Process. Accordingly, eight main criteria and their classes of suitability were analysed and evaluated. Assessment of the natural suitable structure of the area was conducted using weighted overlay analysis. Sixteen percent of the survey area was suitable, while 69.01% was moderately suitable and 14.97% was not suitable for use as a settlement area. Considering that this region is in the process of rapid urbanization, The findings of the study are expected to make a significant contribution to the future settlement and land-use plans of the city. WOS: 000552440800008 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z