Determining the Qualification of Green Areas in Urban Areas and Their Contributions to Air Quality with I-Tree Canopy the Case of Denizli Central County and City Centre
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https://doi.org/10.24925/turjaf.v11i11.2146-2154.6371Keywords:
Green infrastructure, air quality, spatial sufficiency of green spaces, accessibility, i-Tree Canopy, DenizliAbstract
This study aimed to measure the adequacy of green areas in Denizli city center in Turkiye and its immediate surroundings and the services provided to improve the air quality of the city. In this context, Denizli central districts (Pamukkale and Merkezefendi) and green areas located in the city center were taken as the study area. The adequacy of green areas was examined within the framework of the accessibility of the area and the population ratio of the neighborhoods. On the other hand, the benefits of green areas on some criteria of air quality were estimated through “i-Tree Canopy” software. According to the analysis results, only two of the active green areas are inaccessible. Of the 111 neighbourhoods within the study area boundaries, it was found that the amount of green space per capita was insufficient in only 11 neighbourhoods.In addition, it was determined that active green areas remove approximately 4.717.371 tons of carbon monoxide, 28.032.093 tons of Nitrogen Dioxide, 276.147.567 tons of ozone, 21.727.132 tons of Sulfur Dioxide, 12.564.544 tons of PM 2.5, 55.519.883 tons of PM10, 181.805 tons of carbon dioxide is captured and 213.603 tons of carbon dioxide is stored. With the study, the social adequacy of the green areas in Denizli city center was evaluated, while their ecological and economic contributions to the city were also revealed. The evaluations made will contribute to urban planning studies while revealing the current situation.
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