Analysis of Spatial Distribution of Climatic Comfort Conditions in Diyarbakır City

Savaş Çağlak; Murat Türkeş

Article Details

Analysis of Spatial Distribution of Climatic Comfort Conditions in Diyarbakır City

Authors:

Savaş Çağlak | Murat Türkeş

Publisher:

Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University

Main Topics:

Environmental Engineering (Other)

Journal:

Journal of Advanced Research in Natural and Applied Sciences Vol.9 Issue 2, pp.396-414

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

6/2023

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2001291655

pISSN:

2757-5195

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Abstract:

 Cities have more adverse thermal comfort conditions than the rural and semi-rural areas around them. In this study, it is aimed to examine the spatial distribution of thermal comfort conditions in Diyarbakir, a historical city in the Southeastern Anatolia Region of Turkey. Thermal comfort can be defined as the state of people feeling comfortable or happy in their environment or thermal environment. Uncomfortable conditions lead to social, economic and physical negativities, especially to human health. Thermal comfort conditions were calculated with the Physiological Equivalent Temperature index obtained from the RayMan model using hourly measurement data for the 2015  2021 7 years period of four meteorological stations in the field. In the study, while cold and cool stresses are experienced in the winter season in Diyarbakır, warm, hot and very hot stresses were determined in the 5-month hot period of the year May-September. Evaluations revealed that densely built urban areas in the city center approximately 15 have more unfavourable thermal conditions than low-density urban areas approximately 30 and rural areas approximately 20 around them. It is a vital necessity to design and plan with a contemporary smart geographical perspective to reduce the negative thermal conditions of cities and for sustainable healthy cities.

 Cities have more adverse thermal comfort conditions than the rural and semi-rural areas around them. In this study, it is aimed to examine the spatial distribution of thermal comfort conditions in Diyarbakir, a historical city in the Southeastern Anatolia Region of Turkey. Thermal comfort can be defined as the state of people feeling comfortable or happy in their environment or thermal environment. Uncomfortable conditions lead to social, economic and physical negativities, especially to human health. Thermal comfort conditions were calculated with the Physiological Equivalent Temperature index obtained from the RayMan model using hourly measurement data for the 2015  2021 7 years period of four meteorological stations in the field. In the study, while cold and cool stresses are experienced in the winter season in Diyarbakır, warm, hot and very hot stresses were determined in the 5-month hot period of the year May-September. Evaluations revealed that densely built urban areas in the city center approximately 15 have more unfavourable thermal conditions than low-density urban areas approximately 30 and rural areas approximately 20 around them. It is a vital necessity to design and plan with a contemporary smart geographical perspective to reduce the negative thermal conditions of cities and for sustainable healthy cities.

 Cities have more adverse thermal comfort conditions than the rural and semi-rural areas around them. In this study, it is aimed to examine the spatial distribution of thermal comfort conditions in Diyarbakir, a historical city in the Southeastern Anatolia Region of Turkey. Thermal comfort can be defined as the state of people feeling comfortable or happy in their environment or thermal environment. Uncomfortable conditions lead to social, economic and physical negativities, especially to human health. Thermal comfort conditions were calculated with the Physiological Equivalent Temperature index obtained from the RayMan model using hourly measurement data for the 2015  2021 7 years period of four meteorological stations in the field. In the study, while cold and cool stresses are experienced in the winter season in Diyarbakır, warm, hot and very hot stresses were determined in the 5-month hot period of the year May-September. Evaluations revealed that densely built urban areas in the city center approximately 15 have more unfavourable thermal conditions than low-density urban areas approximately 30 and rural areas approximately 20 around them. It is a vital necessity to design and plan with a contemporary smart geographical perspective to reduce the negative thermal conditions of cities and for sustainable healthy cities.

 Cities have more adverse thermal comfort conditions than the rural and semi-rural areas around them. In this study, it is aimed to examine the spatial distribution of thermal comfort conditions in Diyarbakir, a historical city in the Southeastern Anatolia Region of Turkey. Thermal comfort can be defined as the state of people feeling comfortable or happy in their environment or thermal environment. Uncomfortable conditions lead to social, economic and physical negativities, especially to human health. Thermal comfort conditions were calculated with the Physiological Equivalent Temperature index obtained from the RayMan model using hourly measurement data for the 2015  2021 7 years period of four meteorological stations in the field. In the study, while cold and cool stresses are experienced in the winter season in Diyarbakır, warm, hot and very hot stresses were determined in the 5-month hot period of the year May-September. Evaluations revealed that densely built urban areas in the city center approximately 15 have more unfavourable thermal conditions than low-density urban areas approximately 30 and rural areas approximately 20 around them. It is a vital necessity to design and plan with a contemporary smart geographical perspective to reduce the negative thermal conditions of cities and for sustainable healthy cities.

Article Details

Analysis of Spatial Distribution of Climatic Comfort Conditions in Diyarbakır City

Authors:

Savaş Çağlak | Murat Türkeş

Publisher:

Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University

Main Topics:

Environmental Engineering (Other)

Journal:

Journal of Advanced Research in Natural and Applied Sciences Vol.9 Issue 2, pp.396-414

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

6/2023

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2001291655

pISSN:

2757-5195

Diyarbakır

Physiological Equivalent Temperature

Thermal Comfort

Urbanization

Urban Heat Island

Issues

Article Details

Analysis of Spatial Distribution of Climatic Comfort Conditions in Diyarbakır City

Authors: Savaş Çağlak | Murat Türkeş

Publisher: Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University

Main Topics: Environmental Engineering (Other)

Journal: Journal of Advanced Research in Natural and Applied Sciences Vol.9 Issue 2, pp.396-414

Document Type: Article

Publication Date: 6/2023

Document Language: English

Document ID (Org No.): 2001291655

pISSN: 2757-5195

Diyarbakır

Physiological Equivalent Temperature

Thermal Comfort

Urbanization

Urban Heat Island

Issues

Authors:

Savaş Çağlak | Murat Türkeş

Publisher:

Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University

Main Topics:

Environmental Engineering (Other)

Journal:

Journal of Advanced Research in Natural and Applied Sciences Vol.9 Issue 2, pp.396-414

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

6/2023

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2001291655

pISSN:

2757-5195