Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
INTERNATIONAL URBAN LANDSCAPE AND ART CONGRESS-, Paris, Fransa, 25 - 27 Ekim 2024, ss.800-809, (Tam Metin Bildiri)
Apart from being vital for the biological needs of living things, water is among the most important resources that direct the political, social and economic developments of societies. The existence of water depends on precipitation and the amount of usable water is extremely limited. Global climate change, the increasing trend in the world population and settlement areas, the growing demand for water in parallel with technological development and environmental pollution have caused the pollution, depletion and deterioration of the scarce water resources, in short, their efficiency to decrease. At this point, it seems that the water crisis can be overcome with rational and effective management. Water pollution is defined as 'the observation of negative changes in the different natural characteristics of water resources, the discharge of substances or energy wastes into the resources used by living life, which will cause deterioration that prevents the use of water' in the regulation issued for the control of water pollution.The causes of the water crisis, which threatens living life, vary from country to country and according to the socio-economic structure of countries. In countries where the population is concentrated in certain regions, the water crisis is observed to be higher.The share of the agricultural sector in usable water consumption worldwide and in our country is around two thirds. Accordingly, disruptions in the seasonal precipitation regime caused by climate change will directly affect the agricultural sector. Global warming will also create a crisis for the industrial sector due to the development of the industrial sector and the need for more energy. Similarly, urbanization activities and drinking water demands will grow with the impact of global warming. All these factors will significantly increase the demand for water. Within the scope of the study, the causes of the water crisis will be discussed and the measures that can be taken for sustainable water management will be analysed.