Soğuk İklim Bölgelerinde Bitki Topluluklarının Sıcaklık Etkileri: Erzurum Ata Botanik Bahçesi

Abstract

The heating effect of the plantsis important for regulating thermal comfort in winter. The heating effect ofthe plants improves the climate in the cities and at the same time saves energyin the warming of the city. Studies indicate that hard floors in contrast toplants have more cooling effect in winter and warmer in summer. Plants alsoclean the intense polluted air in cities during winter months. The objective ofthis study was to determine the effect of thermal comfort of plants and hardfloors in the Ata Botanical Garden in Erzurum. Substrate temperatures weretaken at different times during the 2017 winter months at 09.00, 13.00 and16.00 with a thermal camera. In addition, temperature and humidity values weremeasured with the Sky-View Factor (SVF) measurements at the same time. Theresults indicated that Scotspines (Pinus sylvestris L.)ensured the best thermal comfort with an average 1.8 °C warmer surface ascompared to the others; Birch (Betulaalba L.) communities and the parking lot in the area. The average surfacetemperature of snow-covered parking lots was about 3.2 °C cooler than theothers. The results of this study clearly indicated that the climate can bepositively affected creating coniferous trees woodland with the aim ofproviding thermal comfort in the hard winter cities and the use of naturalplants on urban space is necessary for thermal comfort ecological planning. CR - Yilmaz S., Irmak M.A., Mutlu E., Yilmaz H., 2018. Heating Effects of Plant Communities in Cold Climate Regions: Erzurum Ata Botanic Garden. Soğuk İklim Bölgelerinde Bitki Topluluklarının Sıcaklık Etkileri: Erzurum Ata Botanik bahçesi. 4th International Symposium on Environment and Morals (ISEM 2018), 27-29 june, ID 119-oral presentation, Proceeding Book 349-359, Sarajevo/Bosnia