Rapid
increase in settlement areas with rapidly increasing population after the
industrial revolution led to the formation of unplanned and irregular
urbanization. By including climate data into city plans, comfortable spaces
have been created to make people comfortable. Bioclimatic comfort is defined as
the conditions in which a person adapts to the environment by consuming minimum
energy. In order to determine the bioclimatic comfort status of a place, the
temperature, relative humidity, and wind conditions must first be determined
and evaluated. In this study, it is aimed to determine the bioclimatic comfort
zones of Karabük province (Turkey). For this purpose, temperature, humidity,
and wind data obtained from nine meteorological stations located within
administrative borders of Karabük province are used. Temperature, humidity and
wind maps are created by making a bioclimatic comfort analysis through this
climatic data using ArcGIS 9.3 software, and Inverse Distance Weighting (IDW)
technique is selected as a method. These maps are overlaid by classifying them
according to the specified comfort values. At the end of the study, it is
observed that June, July, August, and September are suitable for Bioclimatic
comfort.
Primary Language | English |
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Journal Section | Articles |
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Publication Date | March 30, 2018 |
Acceptance Date | March 21, 2018 |
Published in Issue | Year 2018 Volume: 13 Issue: 1 |
“Journal of International Environmental Application and Science”