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The aim of this study is to reveal the relationship between bioclimatic comfort zones and land use in Sivas province. In this context, the relationship between the climatic data of 1990 and 2018 and the land use data of Sivas province belonging to the same years was evaluated as seasonal and annual periods. The bioclimatic comfort zones in the study area were determined depending on environmental climatic parameters (ECP) [temperature (T), relative humidity (RH) and wind speed (WS)] and bioclimatic indices [Physiological Equivalent Temperature (PET), Thermo Hygrometric Index (THI), and Universal Thermal Climate Index (UTCI)]. The values of the environmental climate parameters of Sivas province for the relevant years were obtained from 9 meteorological stations, the height of which varies between 1121 m and 1528 m. With the help of the Geographical Information System (GIS), the spatial distribution of the bioclimatic comfort zones determined depending on the environmental climate parameters and bioclimatic indices were created. Land use maps of the study area for reference years were obtained by using CORINE land cover data. The relationship between bioclimatic comfort zones and land use was also determined with the help of GIS. According to the results of this study; It was determined that the land use type in which the bioclimatically comfortable areas overlap in Sivas province differs according to the used parameter/indexes, years and annual periods.

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Schoolyards are important components of open-green spaces that shape the physical structure of cities and contribute to citizens from ecological, social and cultural perspectives. These areas are potential educational environments where children and young people can develop their physical, social, emotional and mental skills, and they also act as the key actors to acquire environmental awareness. Designing these areas according to some ecological indicators to have better open-green field qualifications for school gardens in the cities and better relationships with nature is extremely important for contributing to the urban ecosystem and the multifaceted development of the users. The most important indicators are green field ratio, naturalness value of the plants used and vegetation variety. This study examines the open and green areas of 58 schools (8 kindergartens, 36 primary schools, 14 high schools) in Kilis city center within the framework of these indicators. The results show that the amount of open-green areas per person in all schools is below the standard. In the study area, primary schools have the least ratio of green areas and the least amount of green areas per person while high schools have the highest ratio of green spaces. The average naturalness score in all schools is over 60%, but vegetation diversity in schoolyards is insufficient. As a result of the study, it was determined that schoolyards in the city have deficiencies regarding their contribution to urban ecosystem, healthy development of children / young people and establishing relations with nature. So, some suggestions were produced in this context. Okul Bahçelerinin Ekolojik Göstergelere Göre Değerlendirilmesi: Kilis Kenti ÖrneğiÖZET: Hızlı kentleşme ile birlikte değişen yaşam koşulları, kent kullanıcılarını ve aynı zamanda çocukların oyun alanlarını da olumsuz etkilemektedir. Günümüzde artan yapı yoğunluğu, trafik ve kentlerdeki göç alımı ile kentlerde değişen insan profiline bağlı olarak azalan güven duygusu, okul çağındaki çocukların sokak ve çevreyle olan bağlantısını koparmıştır. Ayrıca kentlerde açık ve yeşil alanların azalması nedeniyle çocukların oyun alanları kısıtlanırken, eğitim alanları içerisinde bulunan okul bahçeleri de bu açığı kapatmak amacıyla daha fazla önem kazanmıştır. Çocukların ve gençlerin çevre bilinci kazanma noktasında da önemli aktörlerden biri olan okul bahçelerinin ekolojik bazı göstergelere göre düzenlenmesi son derece önemlidir. Bu göstergelerden en önemlileri; yeşil alan oranları, kullanılan bitkilerin doğallık değerleri ve alanlardaki bitki örtüsü çeşitliliğidir. Çalışmanın amacı Kilis kent merkezinde bulunan okul bahçelerinin söz konusu bu göstergelere göre değerlendirilmesidir. Çalışmada Kilis kent merkezinde yer alan 8 anaokulunun, 36 ilköğretim okulunun ve 14 lisenin açık ve yeşil alanları değerlendirilmiştir. Çalışma alanında yeşil alan oranı ve kişi başına düşen yeşil alan miktarının en az olduğu eğitim kurumları ilköğretimler; en fazla olduğu kurumlar ise liseler olarak belirlenmiştir. Tüm okulla...