Urban Sustainability through Ecological Planning Approach: Ian McHarg’s Nature-Centered Perspective

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3rd INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SUSTAINABLE CITIES AND URBAN LANDSCAPES, Girne, Kıbrıs (Kktc), 13 - 14 Aralık 2024, cilt.1, ss.764-801, (Tam Metin Bildiri)

  • Yayın Türü: Bildiri / Tam Metin Bildiri
  • Cilt numarası: 1
  • Basıldığı Şehir: Girne
  • Basıldığı Ülke: Kıbrıs (Kktc)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.764-801
  • Hatay Mustafa Kemal Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

This paper examines urban sustainability and disaster risk reduction through Ian McHarg’s Ecological Planning Approach. City planning aligned with the natural environment plays a critical role in designing disaster-resistant and sustainable urban areas. The study investigates the integration of risk areas such as fault lines and floodplain zones into urban planning, based on McHarg’s layered analysis method presented in his work *Design with Nature* (1969). Using a literature review method, the applicability of ecological planning principles is analyzed in terms of reducing the impacts of natural disasters and ensuring environmental sustainability. The findings of the study demonstrate that ecological factors should be prioritized in urban planning and show how this approach can be integrated into modern urbanization processes. McHarg’s nature-based vision for building disaster-resilient cities provides a crucial roadmap for a sustainable future. In this context, concrete recommendations for urban planning processes are developed in the study.