Abstract
In this days, sensitivity to environmental issues of people increased together with the awareness of the concept of sustainability. The structures, which are built in a rural residential area, are integrated with the natural environment. In Turkey, local traditional structures are structures that can be produced easily in place and materials are being used wisely. These houses which are used renewable natural materials carries a lot of features of the sustainable approach. Traditional structures have been shaped by the region where they are, because of the necessity. In this study, materials and construction systems of the traditional buildings which are located in rural areas are discussed and the buildings have been evaluated the context of ecology and sustainability.
Highlights
The rural settlements which have natural, historical, and traditional values have an important part of our cultural heritage
In almost every part of Turkey, there exist a large proportion of traditional buildings with ecological properties, energy and natural resources save-low environmental impact, which were built at various times in history [2]
In our country, where 35% of the population lives in rural areas, sustainable rural development is increasingly a challenge
Summary
The rural settlements which have natural, historical, and traditional values have an important part of our cultural heritage. Nowadays, this settlements’ traditional culture has begun to disappear for several reasons. This settlements’ traditional culture has begun to disappear for several reasons This traditional texture has included some clever solutions about the usage of material and sustainable design value. Constituting the majority of part of the historical texture in rural areas has many examples of civil architecture as mostly residential buildings [1]. In almost every part of Turkey, there exist a large proportion of traditional buildings with ecological properties, energy and natural resources save-low environmental impact, which were built at various times in history [2]. Sustainability, as a new paradigm in the past three decades, showed through some scientific evidence that flora and fauna species, water, air, forests, deserts and other ecosystems began to destroy and natural
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