Evaluating the sustainability performance of Turkish provinces with fuzzy logic

Sustainability is the balance of social, economic, and environmental factors. Evolving from history to the present, the goal of this concept is for humanity to live in harmony with nature. Sustainable development, on the other hand, encompasses achieving urban goals for the future while increasing p...

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Main Authors: Ece Özmen, Funda Yirmibeşoğlu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Urbanistični inštitut RS 2023-12-01
Series:Urbani Izziv
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Online Access: http://www.urbaniizziv.si/Portals/urbaniizziv/Clanki/2023/urbani-izziv-en-2023-34-02-05.pdf
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description Sustainability is the balance of social, economic, and environmental factors. Evolving from history to the present, the goal of this concept is for humanity to live in harmony with nature. Sustainable development, on the other hand, encompasses achieving urban goals for the future while increasing prosperity and efficiently passing resources to future generations. Sustainability indicators are utilized to guide policymaking and monitor progress. Indicators introduced by various institutions vary by country. In developing economies like Turkey, which this study focuses on, there are a limited number of works on measuring sustainability performance. Hence, this study evaluates urban sustainability levels using the fuzzy logic method. Another objective is to develop a measurable and replicable numerical model to analyze the sustainability performance of cities in Turkey. The study employs a measurement set consisting of twenty-seven indicators from the main ecological, economic, and social components, and it assesses the sustainability levels of cities using fuzzy logic rules. Based on the results obtained, all eighty-one provinces of Turkey are classified into quantile groups and mapped. This analytical approach can guide urban planners, policymakers, and decision-makers. This study contributes to enhancing knowledge and understanding sustainability.
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spelling doaj.art-b11f7f8fd44547d4a60d47d3dcc5b8c32023-12-28T16:19:04ZengUrbanistični inštitut RSUrbani Izziv0353-64831855-83992023-12-0134210812210.5379/urbani-izziv-en-2023-34-02-0503536483Evaluating the sustainability performance of Turkish provinces with fuzzy logicEce Özmen0Funda Yirmibeşoğlu1 Istanbul Technical University, ITU Graduate School, Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Maslak – Istanbul, Turkey Istanbul Technical University, Faculty of Architecture, Department of Urban and Regional Planning, ITU Faculty of Architecture, Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Şişli – Istanbul, Turkey Sustainability is the balance of social, economic, and environmental factors. Evolving from history to the present, the goal of this concept is for humanity to live in harmony with nature. Sustainable development, on the other hand, encompasses achieving urban goals for the future while increasing prosperity and efficiently passing resources to future generations. Sustainability indicators are utilized to guide policymaking and monitor progress. Indicators introduced by various institutions vary by country. In developing economies like Turkey, which this study focuses on, there are a limited number of works on measuring sustainability performance. Hence, this study evaluates urban sustainability levels using the fuzzy logic method. Another objective is to develop a measurable and replicable numerical model to analyze the sustainability performance of cities in Turkey. The study employs a measurement set consisting of twenty-seven indicators from the main ecological, economic, and social components, and it assesses the sustainability levels of cities using fuzzy logic rules. Based on the results obtained, all eighty-one provinces of Turkey are classified into quantile groups and mapped. This analytical approach can guide urban planners, policymakers, and decision-makers. This study contributes to enhancing knowledge and understanding sustainability. http://www.urbaniizziv.si/Portals/urbaniizziv/Clanki/2023/urbani-izziv-en-2023-34-02-05.pdf sustainabilitysustainable citiesfuzzy logicturkey
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Evaluating the sustainability performance of Turkish provinces with fuzzy logic
Urbani Izziv
sustainability
sustainable cities
fuzzy logic
turkey
title Evaluating the sustainability performance of Turkish provinces with fuzzy logic
title_full Evaluating the sustainability performance of Turkish provinces with fuzzy logic
title_fullStr Evaluating the sustainability performance of Turkish provinces with fuzzy logic
title_full_unstemmed Evaluating the sustainability performance of Turkish provinces with fuzzy logic
title_short Evaluating the sustainability performance of Turkish provinces with fuzzy logic
title_sort evaluating the sustainability performance of turkish provinces with fuzzy logic
topic sustainability
sustainable cities
fuzzy logic
turkey
url http://www.urbaniizziv.si/Portals/urbaniizziv/Clanki/2023/urbani-izziv-en-2023-34-02-05.pdf
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