Browsing by Keywords "Sustainability"
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The artistic afterlife of electronic waste
(Bilkent University, 2019-12)This thesis aims to take a closer look at artistic projects that use discarded electronic parts as preferred medium. Electronic waste cumulates as the result of a highly technological era. The artworks that take part ... -
Corporate social responsibility in the legal framework of global value chains
(Walter de Gruyter GmbH, 2021-09-06)What is the place of voluntary self-regulation in today’s international trade? Can we continue to understand the contract in its relation to the historical unity of state and law considering the massive transformation of ... -
Eco-design of eco-labels with coarse grades
(Elsevier, 2020-02-03)We consider a third-party eco-label certifier that aims to reduce the total environmental impact of production on non-target resources and the total consumption rate of target resources. With these objectives the certifier ... -
The effects of daylight design features on the visitor satisfaction of art museums
(Bilkent University, 2015-07)Daylight is an important element of lighting design strategies. Daylight allows visual comfort and enhances visual environmental quality within architectural spaces. Daylight usage also allows sustainability by allowing ... -
Effects of daylight design features on visitors’ satisfaction of museums
(SAGE Publications, 2018)This study evaluates daylight performance in an art museum in İstanbul, Turkey to analyse the effects of daylight design features on visitors’ satisfaction in art museums. The study is based on users’ data obtained through ... -
Effects of growth volatility on economic performance-empirical evidence from Turkey
(Elsevier BV, 2012)This paper examines the relationship between growth and growth volatility for a small open economy with high growth volatility: Turkey. Quarterly data for the period from 1987Q1 to 2007Q3 suggests that growth volatility ... -
Energy saving technological progress in overlapping generations economies with renewable and non-renewable resources
(Bilgesel Yayıncılık San. ve Tic. Ltd., 2012)We study the effects of energy saving technological progress and substitution of renewable energy resources with non-renewable resources on natural resource depletion and long run growth. We develop a growth model in ... -
Four essays on overlapping generations resource economies : optimality, sustainability and dynamics
(Bilkent University, 2012)This dissertation is made up of four essays on overlapping generations resource economies. The Örst essay studies the e§ects of energy saving technological progress and substitution of renewable energy resources with ... -
The future of macromarketing: recommendations based on a content analysis of the past twelve years of the journal of macromarketing
(SAGE Publications, 2020-10-16)In their essays published in the Silver Anniversary Issue (SAI) of the Journal of Macromarketing (2006), George Fisk and Mark Peterson independently outlined the current state of the discipline and made a list of visionary ... -
Green museums: an introduction and a possible implementation in Ankara
(Bilkent University, 2020-06)This thesis explores study the concept of green museums, reviews informational resources on this topic, evaluates the possibility of a green museum in Ankara as a case study and makes suggestions about its implementation. ... -
Integrating green building approaches to interior architecture education: a cross-cultural study
(Open House International Association, 2015-09)The success of the efforts for green building depends largely on integrating such approaches with building design education. However, most of the existing studies on green building have focused on the technical issues, ... -
Introducing sustainability to interior design students through industry collaboration
(Emerald Group Publishing Limited, 2014)Purpose: The purpose of this study was to introduce a sustainability course to interior design students and explore how working with industry could address challenges with integrating sustainability education into and ... -
A low-cost sustainable energy solution for pristine mountain areas of developing countries
(MDPI AG, 2021-05-28)The rise in energy requirements and its shortfall in developing countries have affected socioeconomic life. Communities in remote mountainous regions in Asia are among the most affected by energy deprivation. This study ... -
Older workers and a sustainable office environment
(Routledge, 2015-04-28)Compared to 20 years ago, there are growing numbers of older office workers globally. Despite the growing importance of ‘inclusive design’ and a ‘sustainable’ research agenda, there is little knowledge of what the ageing ... -
On a multiple item replenishment problem in the presence of carbon emissions
(Bilkent University, 2022-09)Motivated by the increasing popularity of sustainability issues, and the opportunities to create positive value through collaboration, the purpose of the study is to investigate a joint replenishment model in the presence ... -
Patterns of growth in dual economies: challenges of development in the 21st century
(Academic Press, 2018)This chapter attempts to examine patterns of growth in dual economies within the context of challenges of development for the 21st century. To this end, we first study the broad contours of growth and adjustments in the ... -
Planning sustainable routes: Economic, environmental and welfare concerns
(Elsevier BV, 2021-10-09)We introduce a problem called the Sustainable Vehicle Routing Problem (SVRP) in which the sustainability notion is considered in terms of economic, environmental and social impacts. Inspired by real-world problems that ... -
Resident satisfaction for sustainable urban regeneration
(ICE Publishing, 2015-04)In Turkey, there has been increasing construction activity since 2002, and the urban environment is being altered through a range of construction activities. Both the public and private sectors have contributed directly ... -
Rethinking social inclusivity: Design strategies for cities
(ICE Publishing, 2011)Cities have become more fragmented due to the increasing urbanisation of many parts of the world. There is more inequality and a growing complexity of social life in cities that leads to social exclusion and increasing ... -
The role of structural systems and building materials in sustainable post-expo use of World Expo pavilions
(Bilkent University, 2022-07)World Expos are international mega-events, organized to display the industrial achievements of countries while providing social and cultural involvement. Since the 1970s, they have focused on minimizing ecological problems ...
