THE IMPORTANCE OF GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE PRACTICES IN BUILDING RESILIENT CITIES: COMPARISON OF BARCELONA AND İZMİR CASES

Authors : Güven Deniz

Pages : 1080-1099

Doi:10.17130/ijmeb.1614005

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Publication Date : 2025-09-30

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :In recent years, climate change and global environmental crises have reached more serious dimensions. Along with these negativities, deterioration in the social, economic and spatial structures of cities occurs. At the point of solving these problems experienced in cities, the concept of resilience comes to the fore. The importance of the studies carried out and to be carried out at the point of creating resilient cities increases. Various factors come to the fore in creating a resilient city. One of them is the green infrastructure application. In this study, the models of Barcelona and Izmir, where green infrastructure is successfully implemented in the world and in Turkey, are analysed. The main question of the research is what are the similarities and differences between the two models when the green infrastructure models applied in Barcelona and Izmir are examined. Comparative analysis method was used in the research. As a result of the research; it has been observed that both cities have developed and continue to develop green infrastructure strategies in terms of adaptation to climate change, healthy living, water management, prevention of global warming and protection of biodiversity. However, while Barcelona\\\'s larger budget and advanced technological facilities in green infrastructure projects strengthened the possibility of implementation, it was determined that Izmir, although it is sufficient on the basis of projects, has some infrastructure and legislative problems at the point of implementation.
Keywords : Dirençli kent, Yeşil altyapı, İzmir, Barselona

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