Nature-Based Design For Water-sensitive Cities: A Street-scale Computational Approach

2022-9-1
Karakadılar, Ahmet Can
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Cities grow and develop at an unprecedented pace, but that does not necessarily bring similar attention to water management in cities. Water unconscious development of the cities leads to water scarcity and disturbance of the natural cycle of water and eventually creates unhealthy places for all the living inside the city. Nature-based solutions help us tackle water-related problems and harvest rainwater in our cities while simultaneously improving the well-being of the habitants in various ways. Numerous nature-based solutions are developed and applied around the world. However, their integration into the city at the street-scale differs based on the context. Countries set their best methods to optimise the efficiency of rainwater harvesting and changes in their urban planning. This thesis aims to develop an early design approach that can be used to integrate nature-based water management treatments at the street-scale. It further intends to assess the effect of different context interpretations, different water management scenarios and their impact on the system's efficiency. The research is conducted via a study area in Ankara, Tunus Street. With the case study, the suggested design approach is followed, and a proposal for the area is designed to compare with the existing environmental performances.
water management, street-scale, design approach, nature-based solutions
https://hdl.handle.net/11511/99749
Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences, Thesis

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A. C. Karakadılar, “Nature-Based Design For Water-sensitive Cities: A Street-scale Computational Approach,” M.Arch. - Master of Architecture, Middle East Technical University, 2022.
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