Izmir Institute of Technology

A Calibrated Building Energy Simulation-Driven Framework for Balancing Embodied and Operational Carbon in the Transition to Zero-Emission Buildings

Educational buildings account for approximately 17% of the building sector’s energy consumption, making them critical for zero-emission building (ZEB) strategies. With students spending over 50% of their time indoors, life-cycle carbon assessments and targeted retrofitting are es...

How reliable is percutaneous transforaminal endoscopic discectomy during the learning curve? A comparison of outcomes with microsurgical discectomy experiences

We aimed to share our early experience with percutaneous transforaminal endoscopic discectomy (PTED) during the initial phase of the learning curve and to compare its clinical and perioperative outcomes with microsurgical discectomy (MD) in selected patients with symptomatic lumb...

The politics of gastro-driven gentrification and peri-urban transformation: Investigating the case of Urla, İzmir

This article theorizes gastro-driven gentrification as a strategic mechanism through which gastronomy operates as a driver of peri-urban transformation. Moving beyond descriptive overlaps between tourism gentrification, lifestyle migration, and second-home urbanism, the study con...

Precipitation-Driven Land Cover Dynamics in Türkiye: A Multi-Dataset Assessment Using CHIRPS, TerraClimate, and TRMM

This study investigates the spatiotemporal dynamics of Land Use/Land Cover (LULC) along precipitation gradients across Türkiye by integrating high-resolution satellite-based precipitation datasets (CHIRPS, TerraClimate, and TRMM) with the European Space Agency (ESA) WorldCover (1...