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A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW OF THE URBAN HEAT ISLAND EFFECT:
URBAN FORM, LANDSCAPE AND PLANNING STRATEGIES

Dilara YILMAZ - Sevgi ÖZTÜRK

ABSTRACT
The population living in urban areas is increasing day by day all over the world. Due to the
increase in population in cities, social, economic, and environmental problems are also increasing.
At the forefront of these problems is the formation of an urban heat island, which is one of the
microclimatic negativities. Especially due to dense construction, changes in urban morphology,
decrease in green areas and increase in impermeable surfaces increasing the formation of urban
heat islands. Urbanization and global climate change, which are caused by human influence, have
an impact on the environment, society, and economy. Unplanned construction, which emerged
as a result of urban growth and population growth, reduces the resilience of cities in this process.
However, it is possible to contribute to the creation of resilient cities with the strategies and planning
decisions made in urban transformation applications made to prevent unplanned construction.
The urban heat island, which is the biggest impact of climate change on cities, is a long-term
process that threatens living things. In this process, which affects many areas, especially urban life,
ecosystem, and human life, it is an important necessity to produce effective planning strategies for
harmony and resilience. Evaluation of urban form optimizations is also important in this process.
In this context, the study presents a systematic review of studies that deal with planning strategies
within the scope of green infrastructure, architectural design, and albedo parameters, focusing on
urban heat island effects, urban form, and landscape relationship in urban heat island formation.

Keywords: Climate Change, Urbanization, Sustainable Urban Development, Green Infrastructure,
Albedo.

Doktora öğrencisi, Kastamonu Üniversitesi
Mail: dlara.ylmaz94@gmail.com
ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9151-0529
Prof. Dr., Kastamonu Üniversitesi
Mail: sozturk@kastamonu.edu.tr
ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3383-7822

Makale Atıf Bilgisi: Yılmaz, D.– Öztürk, S. (2023). “Kentsel Isı Adası Etkisinin Sistematik Bir
İncelemesi: Kentsel Form, Peyzaj ve Planlama Stratejileri”. Çevre, Şehir ve
İklim Dergisi. Yıl: 2. Sayı: 4. ss. (302-323)
Makale Türü: Derleme
Geliş Tarihi: 26.05.2023
Kabul Tarihi: 24.06.2023
Yayın Tarihi: 31.07.2023
Yayın Sezonu: Temmuz 2023

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