Eleventh International Conference on The Constructed Environment

Abstract

After the Industrial Revolution, environmental problems have increased. The increase in the number of high-rise buildings with the urban transformation process brought some environmental problems such as the island of heat. Carcinogenic-containing asbestos, another factor that triggers the formation of air pollution, is used in old buildings built before 2010, and creates serious health threats for the people of the region when necessary measures are not taken during the demolition process. Particulate matter mixed with air from construction and wreckage wastes during the demolition and reconstruction of buildings also threatens human health. With the urban transformation process, the increase in noise pollution in the regions where the transformation is experienced intensely causes an increase in various psychological disorders. Environmental pollution has increased significantly due to this intensive urban transformation process, especially in Istanbul. Within the scope of the study, air and noise pollution analysis from environmental pollution types originating from urban transformation was made in Kadikoy. The inadequacy of the measures taken and the inability to provide sufficient public awareness in this regard also cause these problems to continue. There is not enough content in the literature about the environmental dimension of urban transformation activities that are carried out intensely today. The unique value of the study is that it contributes to the national and international literature on the mapping of environmental pollution caused by geographical information systems and urban transformation. This study was supported by Yildiz Technical University Scientific Research Projects Coordination project number 3200.