Browsing by Author "Koyuncu, Aleyna"

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BREEAM Communities: Criteria Aim Status Strengths and Weaknesses
(Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2021) Duygu Çinar Umdu; Ebru Alakavuk; Aleyna Koyuncu; Alakavuk, Ebru; Koyuncu, Aleyna; Umdu, Duygu Cinar; M.B. Ahmed , B.A. Abdelhakim , A. Atlas
The point where Sustainable Development and Smart Growth understandings meet with standardization and technology has enabled eco-labels assessment models and guidelines to emerge and become a trend. With Agenda 21 this trend has been well adopted and eco-labels assessment models and certifications have begun to be created for many disciplines. The concept of sustainable neighbourhood strengthened by the development of the Eco-Urbanism concept constitutes an important basis for sustainable urban design and the Neighbourhood Sustainability Assessment (NSA) concept is nourished from this basis. BREEAM stands out as the first example developed when it comes to sustainability models of architecture and urban design. This study is a review on the criteria and indicators purpose status of the BREEAM Communities Model developed for smart and sustainable urban design which is a rising value and the scoring system was examined through BREEAM data and literature. In addition the differences and similarities between 5 different Neighbourhood Sustainability Assessments which are LEED ND CASBEE UD Citylab and BEAM Plus Neighboorhood by 4 organizations from 70 members of the World Green Building Council including BRE which constitutes the BREEAM system were investigated. As a result of all these studies the strengths and weaknesses of BREEAM Communities were determined. © 2021 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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Residents' awareness and knowledge of sustainable smart cities
(EDP Sciences, 2023) Ebru Alakavuk; Duygu Çinar Umdu; Aleyna Koyuncu; Nilay Derya Baro; Alakavuk, Ebru; Umdu, Duygu Cinar; Baro, Nilay Derya; Koyuncu, Aleyna; M. Pushkarev
Sustainable and smart city studies are issues that local governments business circles and the academic community often deal with regarding city and neighborhood developments. Various grant calls and research studies on the subject are frequently made and its importance in the professional field is increasing. However in these studies where the society stands is often questioned. In addition consumers and users are critical to realizing a sustainable and energy-efficient world. These users and consumers can be defined as an urban society in cities. Awareness knowledge and participation of city residents about sustainable and smart cities will play a significant role in the city's journey to be sustainable and smart. In other words increasing society's awareness of sustainability will change attitudes and habits and make the city's structure more sustainable and smarter. In this study A 28-question survey was conducted with 518 participants on the society's perspective and knowledge of sustainable smart urban areas. It was found that the participants had general knowledge and awareness of sustainability. However they had partial and little knowledge about sustainable urban development and smart city practices and only 15.31% of the participants knew all the terms such as sustainable environment sustainable society and smart life related to these concepts. While some of the results are compatible with each other many of them are contradictory. Different studies can be done based on these contradictions. © 2024 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.