Water management and technologies

Due to the agricultural sector having the greatest need for clean water usage, water management in this area is becoming a priority. While the development of irrigation infrastructure in Turkey is carried out by the General Directorate of State Hydraulic Works, the management of irrigation services is conducted throug…

Due to factors such as rapid industrialization, uncontrolled consumption, and climate change, the implementation of effective and urgent solutions for the utilization of water resources and their sustainable management is becoming increasingly important. The agricultural sector is a major water-consuming sector, makin…

This paper reinterprets ancient sacred architecture through a sustainability-oriented analytical lens by applying a “structural identity” framework that integrates architectural form, socio-cultural function, and climatic adaptation. Through a diachronic comparison of the megalithic enclosures of Göbekli Tepe, Mesopot…

The importance of fostering connections between people and the natural world in urban environments becomes evident in radically inclusive co-productions or heterogenizing collective actions in a critical vision. In this context, the transformation of nature and culture in urban areas can be examined through the lens o…

The importance of fostering connections between people and the natural world in urban environments becomes evident in radically inclusive co-productions or heterogenizing collective actions in a critical vision. In this context, the transformation of nature and culture in urban areas can be examined through the lens o…

Yağış sularının toplanarak depolandığı yağmur suyu hasadı yaklaşımı hem suyun sürdürülebilirliğini sağlaması hem de alternatif bir su kaynağı olmasıyla ön plana çıkmaktadır. Yağmur suyu hasadı, özellikle kamu alanlarında su verimliliği için umut verici bir teknik olarak dikkat çekmektedir. Kamu alanları içerisinde yer…

The Mediterranean region faces severe water scarcity exacerbated by climate change. The reuse of treated industrial wastewater for industrial processes or agricultural irrigation offers a sustainable mitigation strategy, yet its implementation is hindered by low social acceptance and institutional fragmentation. This…

Yerküre dörtte üç oranında su ile çevrilidir. Ancak bu yüksek orana rağmen su, yeryüzünde homojen bir dağılım göstermemektedir. Dahası hidrolojik çevrimler, yenilenebilir bir kaynak olmasına rağmen suyun bulunduğu bölgeye her zaman aynı miktarda geri dönmediğini göstermektedir. Bu durum yaşanan olumsuz iklim değişimle…

Priene and Magnesia ad Maeander constitute two emblematic case studies for investigating Hellenistic urban planning, architectural form, and the relationship between cities and their environmental settings in western Anatolia. Both settlements developed within the Maeander valley during the Hellenistic period, under c…

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Water supplies are being severely strained by climate change and growing urbanization, resulting in increasingly frequent and severe adverse effects such as droughts, heavy rainfall, floods, and overflows. This situation, leads to the inadequacy of existing stormwater management systems and threatens the sustainabilit…

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