Reducing Overall Water Risk through Green Infrastructure in the Eastern Black Sea Coast

Year 2025, Volume: 10 Issue: 6, 807 - 815

Demet Ulku Gulpinar Sekban

https://doi.org/10.35229/jaes.1762331

Abstract

This study examines the concepts of "general water risk" and "green infrastructure" within the context of climate change, both globally and specifically for the Eastern Black Sea Region. The research was designed in two stages. In the first stage, the relationships, thematic clusters, and trends between these two concepts were revealed through bibliometric analysis conducted in Web of Science, PubMed, and Embase databases. In the second stage, the general water risk profile of the Eastern Black Sea provinces was compared with that of Turkey as a whole using Water Risk Atlas data. The findings indicate that in the literature, green infrastructure is predominantly associated with technical and environmental themes such as climate change, flood risk management, rainwater management, and ecosystem services, while the public health dimension has received limited attention. An examination of the general water risk of the Eastern Black Sea Coastal region reveals that the region experiences low water stress thanks to its high rainfall regime, abundant surface water resources, and low agricultural irrigation demand. However, to counter the potential increase in river flooding and flash flood risks due to climate change, it is recommended that green infrastructure practices be expanded in stream beds and floodplains. This approach will contribute to both maintaining the current low risk level and increasing regional climate adaptation capacity.

Keywords

Climate change , Eastern Black Sea Region , General water risk , Green infrastructure.

Doğu Karadeniz Kıyılarında Yeşil Altyapı ile Genel Su Riskinin Azaltılması

Abstract

Bu çalışma, iklim değişikliği kapsamında “genel su riski” ve “yeşil altyapı” kavramlarını hem küresel ölçekte hem de Doğu Karadeniz Bölgesi özelinde incelemektedir. Araştırma iki aşamalı olarak tasarlanmıştır. İlk aşamada, Web of Science, PubMed ve Embase veri tabanlarında yapılan bibliometrik analiz ile bu iki kavram arasındaki ilişkiler, tematik kümeler ve eğilimler ortaya konmuştur. İkinci aşamada, Water Risk Atlas verileri kullanılarak Doğu Karadeniz illerinin genel su riski profili Türkiye geneli ile karşılaştırılmıştır. Bulgular, literatürde yeşil altyapının ağırlıklı olarak iklim değişikliği, sel riski yönetimi, yağmur suyu yönetimi ve ekosistem hizmetleri gibi teknik ve çevresel temalarla ilişkilendirildiğini gösterirken halk sağlığı boyutunun ise sınırlı bir yer tuttuğunu göstermektedir. Doğu Karadeniz Kıyı bölgesinin genel su riski incelendiğinde ise bölgenin yüksek yağış rejimi, bol yüzey suyu kaynakları ve düşük tarımsal sulama talebi sayesinde düşük su stresine sahip olduğunu ortaya koymuştur. Ancak iklim değişikliği kapsamında artabilecek nehir taşkınları ve ani sel risklerine karşı, dere yatakları ve taşkın alanlarında yeşil altyapı uygulamalarının yaygınlaştırılması önerilmektedir. Bu yaklaşım, hem mevcut düşük risk seviyesinin korunmasına hem de bölgesel iklim uyum kapasitesinin artırılmasına katkı sağlayacaktır.

Keywords

Doğu Karadeniz Bölgesi , Genel su riski , İklim değişikliği , Yeşil altyapı.

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