The effect of urban planning on urban formations determining bioclimatic comfort area’s effect using satellitia imagines on air quality: a case study of Bursa city

Abstract

Biocomfort is limit values ​​in which people feel comfortable in environmental conditions such as wind, humidity, temperature, and precipitation. Bioclimatic comfort areas are used in urban planning, rural planning, tourism purposes, urban area’s residential area, and landscape architecture. Bioclimatic comfort maps were made according to PET (Physiological Equivalent Temperature) index from meteorological station; also, data were obtained from satellite images to determine the bioclimatic comfort structure of the urban area in ​​Bursa. For this data, average wind, temperature, and relative humidity values ​​were converted to Geographic Information Systems (GIS) using ArcView GIS ™ 10 software and create thermal perception maps. The study integrates remote sensing (RS) and GIS to analyze land cover and use change in Bursa defining bioclimatic comfort. Utilizing Landsat (7 ETM and 8 OLITIRS) satellite data and Digital Elevation Model (DEM), the change map was analyzed and produced in 2002–2016. The objective was to understand the suitability of Change Vector Analysis (CVA) and elevation parameters in the region. The results indicate the appropriateness of change in vector analysis. With the help of a bioclimatic comfort conditions, map taking into account the temperature, humidity, and rainfall data and bioclimatic comfort zone for the 12-year period perceived for 30 years. The result maps of the study may serve as the basis for sustainable urban planning studies for Bursa.