To prevent adverse effects of rapid urbanization and construction on urban landscapes, protection, and planning of hydrological network systems with open green spaces is a contemporary issue for cities. Within the scope of ensuring the sustainability of water resources and green open spaces, it is necessary to protect the natural water corridors for a sustainable environment, store rainwater, protect and feed the qualities of groundwater, and create permeable surfaces. In many developed countries, blue-green infrastructure solutions are produced respecting the natural structure of the water resources with innovative techniques. Ayvali Creek is an important branch of the Nilufer Stream, which is the mainstream of Bursa. Along this creek corridor under industrial, agricultural, and urban pressures, water pollution is observed and the natural habitat area is damaged. This study aims to categorize the problems and opportunities seen in the differentiating urban typologies along Ayvali Creek, by scoring and prioritizing them with an evaluation matrix. With matrix results, planning and design proposals focused on precipitation water integrated into the existing blue-green infrastructure system for the character of the area have been developed.
The irreversible reduction of urban open and green spaces has increased the environmental problems in cities on the one hand, and negatively affected the quality of urban life on the other. Bringing the city and nature together again has become a common concern for the environment-city-focused professions. Green infrastructure systems, one of the approaches put forward with these concerns by increasing the capacity of ecosystem services. Yıldırım, which was examined in this study, is one of the main districts of Bursa in terms of population and area. The lack of green space is intense in Yıldırım. Within the scope of the study, the pedestrian accessibility of green areas in selected 15 neighborhoods around Bursa Technical University was carried out. The results of the study show that while green areas are accessible, the neighborhoods have a critical situation in terms of the amount of green space per person. It is aimed that the results obtained will constitute a base for studies that will evaluate green areas as an infrastructure element.
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