Abstract:
To tackle with the climate change many international organizations are being launched all around the world. One of these formations, “Covenant of Mayors”, is a European Commission initiative which brings Mayors together across European continent. Its main objective is getting commitments of the Municipalities on decreasing the CO2 e level at least by %20 till 2020, and motivating them to create policies towards sustainable resilience cities. The main objective of this study is to structure energy-oriented strategies, perform tailor-made regional measurements and define main remedies to transform the city to be more sustainable. Within this objective, CO2 e emission of the region has been calculated for 2010 which is 4.59 CO2 e / per capita. Following that, the actions are planned under five categories; building, transportation, lighting, renewable energy and awareness. Moreover, measurements targeted 2020 are proposed based on the CO2 e emission released within the geographical boundaries of the Kadikoy Municipality. The study aims to serve as a model for other municipalities in the region, and a representative approach for improving the regional resource management. It also creates opportunities to further study topics like sustainable city-based transportation, sustainable life-styles for Istanbul City.
