6. International Congress on Current Debates in Social Science, İstanbul, Türkiye, 14 - 16 Aralık 2017, cilt.6, ss.232
The forces in our world have not been as effective on humanity as water. The world is covered
with a hundred percent water; from the smallest living thing to the largest living thing, each of
them is made to live by water. It is not possible that you have a life without water. It is not only
influenced by living beings, but also on the inanimate environment. The disintegration of the
rocks is the result of soil, the plants that are formed by the seeds being thrown into life, again by
water. Throughout history, streamlines are important to people and life has begun to shape
around water. In this context it is known that the first civilizations were built between the Nile
and Euphrates rivers. As well as the environmental factors in the water affect the designs for
human use; water usage in the design is greatly influencing. Sometimes it is an obstacle and
sometimes the unifying water elements; Today, cities are used for recreational purposes, social
activities and ecological regulations. The water that presents life to the city satisfies their spiritual
needs by giving peace to the people. It turns into watery places and people; the shores that offer
the opportunity to see, touch, hearing, and the forms of these shores differ in their use. Urban
water, a natural element, is still influenced by the natural elements and the environment. The
characteristics of the area where the water is located, the type of climate, the presence of the
shores surrounding the water reveal limitations and variations for the use of the human being.
In our country, there are cities that are ripe and small, with rivers and arms. There are streaming
arms which are used and not used in this presence. The aim of this study is to show how the
coastal designs of rivers and tributaries selected from different climatic regions have an impact
on the people who experience these areas and the factors that affect the use of these areas. In
these factors, it has been analyzed how the urbanization of the cities and the use of the rivers in
the city changed. As marine cities and terrestrial cities belonging to different regions in order to
be able to identify the environmental influences of climate types; Istanbul GÜksu Stream, Adana
Seyhan and Eskisehir Porsuk, and Amasya Yesilirmak are selected as the study area. By
determining the forms, design and effects of coastal use of the selected areas; it is expressed how
the water matter will be shaped in the city and how the elements affecting it change according
to what.