EXPLORING THE PERCEIVED CHALLENGES IN THE PROVISION OF BIODIVERSITY-RESPONSIVE ENERGY SUPPLY

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2025-9-01

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Özdemir, Ayça Selen

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The environmental impacts of energy infrastructure pose both direct and indirect threats to biodiversity and ecosystem continuity. This thesis investigates the relationship between energy supply systems and biodiversity conservation by combining a systematic literature review with a survey involving 147 employees from four major electricity distribution companies in Türkiye. Findings reveal a lack of spatial integration between protected areas and infrastructure planning, as well as fragmented data structures and poor institutional coordination that constrain effective decision-making. Furthermore, conventional environmental impact assessments often fail to incorporate biodiversity-specific parameters, undermining the alignment of infrastructure development with conservation objectives. In response, this study advocates for the development of GIS-based, user-driven decision support systems aligned with open data and FAIR principles to support biodiversity-responsive energy planning.

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Biodiversity, Energy Infrastructure, Data Management, Urban Infrastructure Planing

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https://hdl.handle.net/11511/117360

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Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences, Thesis