Examination of bioretention areas within the scope of xeriscape landscaping: The example of Bursa Reşat Oyal Culture Park

In this time period called the Anthropocene era, global warming, which occurs as a result of global climate change as a result of human activities, negatively affects the sustainability of the global ecosystem and human life. In particular, this situation creates serious pressure on water, which is indispensable for human life. In addition to all these, it does not seem possible to transfer resources from generation to generation due to situations such as unconscious use of existing resources, increasing impermeable surfaces and inadequate nutrition of underground resources. In this context, in order to create resilient cities that can transform themselves in the face of changing conditions, have the ability to absorb and adapt to new conditions, relevant administrations and relevant professional disciplines need to work in coordination. While the water flowing to the surface due to extreme precipitation, which is a result of global climate change, is discharged by traditional methods (pipes, grates, manholes, etc.), the discharge of surface flow waters with ecological methods is very important in order to feed the groundwater. In the thesis study; It is encouraged to infiltrate surface runoff water by keeping it at its source on a micro scale. For Reşat Oyal Culture Park, located in the province of Bursa, which was determined as the thesis sample area, the integration of bioretention areas within the scope of xeric landscape planning was proposed and an urban design guide was created. Urban design guide; It is aimed to show for the relevant stakeholders that it is possible for the designs to meet the criteria of aesthetics, economics, functionality and most importantly sustainability, and that plant species that grow naturally in the region can be preferred rather than using exotic species in plant material preferences for plant landscape design. In this context, the scope of this thesis is to examine sustainable stormwater management application tools that will support traditional stormwater management tools that have become insufficient in the face of extreme rainfall conditions that occur with global climate change, and to ensure their integration into public open-green spaces. While investigating the applicability of micro bioretention area, in other words rain gardens, which is one of the sustainable rainwater management tools, to a public open-green area, firstly the natural and cultural data of Reşat Oyal Culture Park, which is the thesis sample area, were obtained and the existing data were analyzed in detail through GIS. has been presented in this way. Micro bioretention areas (rain gardens) planned to be designed by taking into account the available data have been sized. Plants that grow naturally in Bursa were recommended for the planting design of micro bioretention areas.