Ecovillage Design and Applicability to Akçalar District of Bursa

Year 2021, Volume: 15 Issue: 44, 55 - 68, 24.11.2021

Melike Yalılı Kılıç , İlker Kılıç , Sümeyye Adalı

Abstract

Today, with the change in consumption habits, the decrease in natural resources causes concerns about meeting future generations of these resources. Ecovillages, which are the representatives of self-sufficient life culture and ensuring the sustainability of natural resources, stand out as an important initiative in preserving the natural balance and ensuring a sustainable nature-human relationship. In this study, successful ecovillage initiatives in the world and our country have been examined, and the applicability of ecovillage in Akçalar District, located in the Nilufer-Bursa, has been evaluated in terms of the biogas energy potential that can be obtained from animal wastes. It has been determined that 730 cattle waste in the farms located in the neighborhood, which is developed in animal production, have a daily biogas potential of 1505.625 m3. This potential in electricity generation can be provided annual electrical energy of 2547517.5 kWh.

Keywords

Ecovillage , Sustainability , Energy , Biogas , Electricity

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