Yazar
Cavit Işık YAVUZ
Prof. Dr., Hacettepe ÜTF Halk Sağlığı Anabilim Dalı (ORCID No: 0000-0001-9279-1740)

Özet

  • Kentleşme ve dijitalleşme günümüzün sağlık alanını etkileyen iki önemli konusudur. Dünyada yerleşim alanı kentler dünya nüfusunun %55’ten fazlasını barındırmakta ve bu oranın 2050 yılında %68-70 olacağı tahmin edilmektedir. Bugün dünyada kentlerde yaşayan 4 milyardan fazla insan konut ve ulaşım sorunları, hava kirliliği, çevre ve atık sorunları, gürültü, su ve toprak kirliliği, kentsel ısı adaları başta olmak üzere birçok halk sağlığı sorunuyla karşı karşıyadır. Bu sorunların çözümü için yeni dijital teknolojiler bir seçenek olarak sunulmakta ve akıllı kentler giderek daha fazla gündeme gelmektedir. Akıllı kentler farklı tanım ve kapsamları olmakla birlikte “verimlilik, sürdürülebilirlik, ekonomik büyüme” eksenli bir dijitalleşme süreci olduğu dikkati çekmektedir. Akıllı kentlerde sağlık alanı kilit rol oynayacak on önemli alan arasında sayılmaktadır. Coğrafi Bilgi Sistemleri de dijital gelişmelerin hızlanmasıyla birlikte sağlık alanında yaygınlaşan bir yer edinmiştir. Sağlık alanında mekânsal değerlendirmeler, sürveyans, risk analizi, sağlığa erişim ve planlama, profil oluşturma gibi alanlarda kullanımı artmaktadır. Bu yazıda halk sağlığının eşitlik ve hakkaniyet tartışması ve çabasının artarak sürdüğü bir dönemde, gündemdeki yeri giderek artan akıllı kentler ve Coğrafi Bilgi Sistemlerinin sağlık alanındaki kullanımı irdelenmiştir. 

Summary

  • Urbanisation and digitalisation are two major issues affecting the health sector today. More than 55% of the world’s population lives in cities, and it is estimated that by 2050 this figure will be 68-70%. Today, more than 4 billion people living in cities in the world face many public health challenges, including housing and transport problems, air pollution, environmental and waste problems, noise, water and soil pollution, urban heat islands. New digital technologies are being offered as an option to solve these problems, and smart cities are increasingly on the agenda. Although smart cities have different definitions and scopes, it is noteworthy that it is a digitalisation process based on “efficiency, sustainability and economic growth”.  Health has been identified as one of the top ten areas that will play a key role in smart cities. With the acceleration of digital developments, Geographical Information Systems have also become widely used in the health sector. In the field of health, its use is increasing in areas such as surveillance, risk analysis, health access and planning, profiling with spatial assessments. This article analyses the use of smart cities and geographic information systems in health, which are increasingly on the agenda at a time when discussions and efforts to achieve equity and justice in public health are growing.  

Anahtar Sözcükler / Keywords

  • TR: kentsel sağlık, kentsel planlama, coğrafi bilgi sistemleri
    EN: urban health, urban planning, geographic ınformation systems

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Geliş Tarihi / Received Date

  • 19.04.2025

Kabul Tarihi / Accepted Date

  • 23.06.2025