Analysis of Contribution of Vertical Gardens to Urban Sustainability: The Case Study of Antalya City, Turkey

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Vertical garden's studies, having been defined a new perspective to the modern construction culture, has been application of the garden to a building facade or to a wall surface as a notion. Application of plants to the vertical surfaces make contributions to urban ecology due to its functions such as aesthetical and visual values as well as protection of the buildings, habilitating the climate effects for human beings, enhancing the environmental aspects and reducing certain ambient problems. The aim of the study is to determine the ecological, aesthetical and economical benefits of vertical garden applications which are used in the Antalya City where has been an important tourism center of Turkey since the 1980s. To this end, the samples of vertical garden and their relations with tourism developments in the city have been investigated. It is also considered that the study will be contributing to the cities, where vertical garden applications have not started, yet.