An investigation on cooling potential of micro scale parks in Antalya (Türkiye)

Year 2025, Volume: 62 Issue: 3, 365 - 380, 18.09.2025

Pınar Zeğerek Altunbey , Veli Ortaçeşme

https://doi.org/10.20289/zfdergi.1650830

Abstract

Objective: This study examines the cooling effect of small-scale urban parks in a Mediterranean climate. The research aims to determine the temperature differences around the parks, analyze the relationship between this effect and spatial characteristics, and evaluate the microclimatic contributions of small-scale parks.
Material and Methods: Temperature measurements were taken in nine parks during the summer of 2021, and vegetation cover ratios were analyzed using satellite images. A regression analysis was performed between spatial characteristics and temperature measurements.
Results: Park size and vegetation density are decisive factors for cooling distance and effect. Parks larger than 2 hectares provide an average temperature reduction of 1°C compared to their surroundings, with this effect observed at a distance of 50 meters.
Conclusion: The study emphasizes the importance of more sustainable design strategies for urban green spaces in temperature regulation and ecosystem service contributions.

Keywords

Canopy , cooling effect , evapotranspiration , grass , urban heat island , urban parks

Antalya (Türkiye)'daki mikro ölçekli parkların soğutma potansiyeli üzerine bir araştırma

Abstract

etkisini incelemektedir. Araştırma, parkların çevresindeki sıcaklık farklılıklarını belirlemeyi, bu etkinin mekânsal özelliklerle ilişkisini analiz etmeyi ve küçük ölçekli parkların mikroklimatik katkılarını değerlendirmeyi amaçlamaktadır.
Materyal ve Yöntem: 2021 yılının yaz aylarında dokuz parkta sıcaklık ölçümleri yapılmıştır ve bitki örtüsü oranları uydu görüntüleri kullanılarak analiz edilmiştir. Mekansal özellikler ile sıcaklık ölçümleri arasında regresyon analizi gerçekleştirilmiştir.
Araştırma Bulguları: Park büyüklüğü ve bitki örtüsü yoğunluğu soğutma mesafesi ve etkisi için belirleyici faktörlerdir. İki hektar’dan büyük parklar çevrelerine kıyasla ortalama 1°C'lik bir sıcaklık düşüşü sağlarken, bu etki 50 metre’lik bir mesafede gözlemlenmiştir.
Sonuç: Çalışma, kentsel yeşil alanlar için daha sürdürülebilir tasarım stratejilerinin sıcaklık düzenlemesi ve ekosistem hizmeti katkıları açısından önemini vurgulamaktadır.

Keywords

Kanopi , serinletme etkisi , evapotranspirasyon , çim alan , kentsel ısı adası , kent parkları

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