THE INVESTIGATION OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN BIOCLIMATIC COMFORT CONDITIONS AND NATURAL MORTALITY CASES IN THE ŞANLIURFA PROVINCE BETWEEN 2013-2015

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Climate has direct and indirect effects on settlements, agriculture, tourism, trade, transportation, art, crime cases, human health and psychology. Changes in climate and atmospheric conditions also affect mortality cases. Many investigations have been made connected to the effects of changes which occur on climatic components such as temperature, humidity, wind speed, atmospheric pressure.

In this study, it is aimed to determine the relationship between natural mortality cases and bioclimatic comfort conditions in Şanlıurfa Province in 2013-2015. This investigation is one of the first studies in Turkey that the relationship between bioclimatic comfort conditions and natural mortality case has been investigated using analytical methods. In the scope of the investigation, initially, bioclimatic comfort conditions of Şanlıurfa were determined by using THI (Thermohygrometric Index) comfort index. Subsequently, correlation and regression analyses were conducted in order to determine the relationship between natural mortality cases and thermal comfort conditions. According to research results, during the aforementioned study period, it was found that there were statistically significant relationships between the bioclimatic comfort conditions and natural mortality cases at daily, ten-days and monthly levels in the Şanlıurfa Province. The significant relationship was weak at daily and ten-day levels, while it was moderate at monthly levels. 

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Şanlıurfa,Bioclimatic Comfort,Natural Mortality,Thermohygrometric Index (THI)

ŞANLIURFA İLİ’NDE 2013-2015 YILLARI ARASINDA BİYOKLİMATİK KONFOR KOŞULLARI İLE DOĞAL ÖLÜM OLAYLARI ARASINDAKİ İLİŞKİNİN ARAŞTIRILMASI

Öz

İklimin yerleşme, tarım, sanayi, turizm, ticaret, ulaşım, sanat, suç olayları, insan sağlığı ve psikolojisi üzerinde doğrudan ya da dolaylı etkileri mevcuttur. İklim şartları ve atmosferik koşullarda meydana gelen değişiklikler, ölüm olayları üzerinde de ekilidir. Sıcaklık, nem, rüzgar hızı ve hava basıncı gibi klimatik parametrelerde meydana gelen değişikliklerin ölüm olayları üzerinde etkilerine ilişkin çok sayıda araştırma bulunmaktadır.

Bu araştırmada 2013-2015 yıllarını kapsayan dönemde Şanlıurfa İli’nde, doğal ölüm vakaları ile biyoklimatik konfor koşulları arasında ilişkinin saptanması amaçlanmıştır. Bu araştırma, ülkemizde biyoklimatik konfor koşulları ile ölüm vakaları arasındaki ilişkinin analitik metotlar kullanılarak araştırıldığı ilk araştırmalardan biridir. Araştırma kapsamında, önce Şanlıurfa İli’nin biyoklimatik konfor koşulları THI (Sıcaklık Nemlilik İndisi) konfor indisi ile belirlenmiştir. Akabinde doğal ölüm olayları ile konfor koşulları arasında ilişkiyi belirlemek amacıyla korelasyon ve regresyon analizleri yapılmıştır. Araştırma sonuçlarına göre; araştırma döneminde, Şanlıurfa İli’nde biyoklimatik konfor koşulları ile doğal ölüm olayları arasında, günlük düzeyde, on günlük düzeyde ve aylık düzeyde istatistiksel olarak anlamlı ilişkiler bulunmuştur. Bu anlamlı ilişki, günlük ve on günlük düzeyde zayıf derecede, aylık düzeyde ise orta derecededir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Şanlıurfa,Biyoklimatik Konfor,Doğal Ölüm,Sıcaklık Nemlilik İndisi (THI)

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