Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient, and sustainable
Yıldız Technical University aims to be a nationally leading and internationally competitive institution that contributes to national development, plays a role in solving global challenges, and is equipped with innovative and proactive next-generation digital age competencies. The university is committed to environmental sustainability principles and continuous improvement and development of its activities.
Within this framework, the university’s policy to contribute to creating inclusive, safe, resilient, and sustainable cities includes:
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Ensuring that the places where activities and services are carried out provide accessible and sustainable transportation systems for everyone, especially vulnerable groups such as women, children, people with disabilities, and the elderly,
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Using clean and environmentally friendly solutions for transportation,
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Designing infrastructure based on resilience to disasters, capable of withstanding and recovering basic functions quickly and efficiently after disasters,
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Contributing to policies developed in the city regarding resource efficiency, climate change adaptation and mitigation, and disaster resilience,
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Reducing per capita environmental impacts,
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Utilizing environmentally friendly, self-sufficient, sustainable, and climate-resilient buildings,
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Creating a carbon-neutral campus by applying national and international certified building materials and techniques, and revising existing structures accordingly.
The university aims to achieve this goal with this comprehensive approach.