SMART AND GREEN TECHNOLOGİES IN BUILDING AND URBAN PLANNİNG

Abstract

The technological development that is increasing in the world has its influence on all sectors. One of these areas is the tourism industry. Effective use of technological capabilities is important for providing the best urban planning in tourism. The paper aims to study the use potentials of smart and green technologies in the urban planning of tourist complexes.

Currently, the main goal of developing tourism in the region is to make tourism one of the leading areas of the economy. As it is known tourism is one of the most profitable areas in the world. Azerbaijan has enough favorable potentials and opportunities for the development of tourism. It is possible to turn tourism into the most developed industry within the conditions of effective and correct use of smart and green technologies. There are natural, geographical, technological, social, and other factors that encourage the development of tourism.

The article shows the importance of the transition from traditional technologies to green technologies in projects implemented in the sustainable modern construction sector. Also, it identifies important factors and problems in the use of green technologies in urban planning. The criteria that make a building “green” are discussed. The impact of “green” construction on the environment, ecology, and economy is analyzed. Sustainable design principles are proposed using the example of tourist complexes in the Sheki - Zagatala economic region of the Republic of Azerbaijan.