Browsing by Subject "City planning--Turkey."

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Evaluation of outdoor activities in downtown areas within the context of time and provided space: case of Kizilay
(1996) Mahmud, Shihabuddin
This study examines the varieties of outdoor activities in a downtown. In this approach the social and physical attributes of outdoor activities are emphasized and their qualitative assessment is undertaken by people's participation and personal observation. Accordingly, a framework is proposed to investigate the temporal and spatial distribution of outdoor activities. The concepts and the problems of outdoor activities are analyzed in a historical perspective and people's behavior and perception of downtown open spaces are evaluated with climatic conditions. A questionnaire is prepared and applied to evaluate outdoor spaces that are exclusively pedestrian and support Atatürk Boulevard in Kızılay, Ankara. Thus, people's assessment of outdoor spaces and their performed activities are obtained and defined. Consequently, an attempt has been made to outline some key pattern for future improvements of outdoor spaces with reference to the users’ expectations and preferences in Kızılay.
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Post-occupancy evaluation on environmental quality in new development areas: the case of Eryaman
(1996) Duyar, Umut
In this work, it is aimed to evaluate new development areas by means of four measures: appropriation of space, affordances of environment, allocation of functions and contribution by inhabitants. They are derived from three realms of discussion, which are societal organization, physical environment, and manenvironment interaction, after a study on components of built environment and historical evolution of these new development areas. A post-occupancy evaluation study is applied in Eryaman, a Mass Housing District in Ankara. As the result of this study, inadequecies of this kind of settlements are defined and some proposals for pre-planned districts are developed.
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The problems of visual representation of cities in present day Turkey
(1997) Ünlüata, N. Eden
The intention of this study is to examine the visual representational structure of the present day Turkish cities and their relation to the social and cultural condition. The intention is to define the problematic of the power relations and hegemony created over the city- dwellers through public space.