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The Relationship Between Resilient Settlement And
Construction And Sustainability

should be identified. As they are necessary for the historical structures that
have survived to date, the important things to study in these analyses are
listed in subheadings in Table 2. Depending on their spatial features, new
subheadings could be added to this table if necessary.
Table 2. The important issues to study in the analysis of historical settlement areas to
identify the resilient and sustainable aspects in terms of their construction.

Subheadings • Geological characteristics
• Geographical (land, topography, vegetation,etc.) characteristics
• Environmental and climatic characteristics
• Infrastructure qualities (water supply, conservation and distribution
systems, sewer system, transportation, defense, etc.)
• The resilient and sustainable construction materials used in the
texture
• The types of structures in the texture and their general features
• The construction methods preferred in the texture
• The characteristics of planning and façade arrangement of the
structures within the texture

• Settlement morphology and the architectural features of constructi-
on in terms of physical environmental control (thermal comfort,
lighting, passive climatization, etc.)
• The effects of traditional, modern technological production types
on construction/settlement morphology.
In the light of the technical data based on these findings, sustainable construction
criteria should be developed to suit a variety of geological, geographical,
environmental and climatic conditions in different settlements. Only in this way
is it possible to develop resilient and sustainable settlement models that are not
just focused on human satisfaction, but also sensitive to environment and climatic
issues and that can maintain their existence in the future.

Results and Suggestions

It is estimated that 80% of the population will be living in the cities of
developing nations in the future, and accordingly, 95% of urban growth will
take place in these cities (World Bank, 2009). In the face of this increasing
demand, the growth of cities by expanding the natural and financial
boundaries, gives momentum to climate change, which leads cities to suffer
from the effects of climate changes even more. Unless necessary measures
are taken, the world cities on the verge of a climate crisis will inevitably be
affected by environmental disasters.

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