Journal of Spatial Planning and Design

ECOLOGICAL APPROACH TO URBAN CENTER PLANNING

2024-10-06T16:18:14+00:00

In the planning of old and new urban centers, the "Ecological Approach (EKOMIA)" aims to explore the concept of "Sustainable Center Planning." This involves evaluating and enhancing existing natural/ecological data based on the city's location and climatic conditions, conserving materials and energy in urban centers, improving infrastructure with environmental sensitivity, and recycling waste in an eco-friendly manner.

SPATIALITY, KAMA MUTA, AND DESIGN: A MODEL PROPOSAL

2024-10-28T09:53:55+00:00

This study presents a theoretical framework exploring the relationship between spatial dynamics and the experience of Kama Muta, a sudden, intense emotional response often experienced in social contexts, especially during art and performance (Fiske, Schubert, & Seibt, 2016). Hypothesizing that Kama Muta can function as a conceptual tool for understanding spatial dynamics' emotional and sensory effects, this research draws on theories from Lefebvre, Soja, Harvey, and Massey. It examines how dynamics such as belonging, memory, subjectivity, social capital, and relationality enhance the Kama Muta experience within cultural spaces, particularly in performing arts venues. Using Istanbul’s Kadıköy district and its alternative theater stages as a case study, the framework explores how concurrent spatial dynamics can interact to deepen this emotional response. This proposed model is intended to guide future research in architecture and urban planning, supporting the development of aesthetic and user-centered design strategies that engage emotional and social dimensions of spatiality.

AN ANALYSIS of the SAKARYA KARAMAN BARRIER-FREE NATION'S GARDEN BASED ON UNIVERSAL DESIGN PRINCIPLES

2024-12-14T21:01:13+00:00

Individuals with disabilities experience limitations in their physical, mental, emotional, or sensory capacities, often necessitating support or specific accommodations to navigate daily activities and interactions. These challenges may encompass mobility, vision, hearing, cognition, or communication. From a design perspective, it is imperative to ensure that environments, products, and services are accessible and usable, addressing the diverse needs and challenges faced by individuals with disabilities. To foster inclusion and promote social equality, designers must prioritize universal design principles and accessibility standards. This study evaluates the accessibility of the Sakarya Karaman Barrier-Free Nation's Garden through the lens of universal design principles. Although the park was designed as a barrier-free environment adhering to these principles, several significant deficiencies were identified. The evaluation revealed that the park fails to fully meet key principles such as equitable use, safety and security, minimized physical effort, and appropriate dimensions and spaces for pathways. These shortcomings underscore the necessity for a comprehensive reassessment of the park to implement requisite modifications, ensuring it accommodates the needs of individuals with disabilities effectively.

THE ROLE OF SPATIAL MEMORY IN THE REVITALISATION OF HISTORICAL BUILDINGS

2024-12-09T13:33:06+00:00

Historic buildings are not only physical entities, but also living witnesses of the past with the layers of cultural, social and psychological meaning they harbour. These buildings carry a spatial memory that reflects the experiences, beliefs and lifestyles of the people living in them. Spatial memory is the sum of the emotional and semantic ties that individuals and communities establish with places. These ties are formed through the physical characteristics of the space, its use, the events experienced in it and the emotions associated with these events. While spatial memory gives individuals a sense of identity and belonging, it also provides communities with a common past and future. In this direction, spatial memory is a type of memory that is formed through the physical characteristics of a building, its use and the events experienced in it and transferred to future generations.

Historical buildings serve as a bridge between the past and the future thanks to the spatial memory they harbour. These buildings are an important part of our cultural heritage and need to be protected. Today, the preservation of historical buildings and their transfer to future generations is of great importance. In this context, the revitalisation of historical buildings is an important method that ensures both the physical preservation of buildings and the survival of spatial memory. Revitalisation of historical buildings means integrating these buildings into today's life and giving them new functions, thus both protecting the buildings and contributing to the cultural life of the society. In this study, the importance of the traces of spatial memory in historical buildings and the importance of spatial memory in the revitalisation of today's historical buildings are emphasised.

UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE DIYARBAKIR WALLS AND HEVSEL GARDENS DICLE VALLEY: NATURAL, CULTURAL, HISTORICAL, AND ARCHAEOLOGICAL VALUES

2024-10-06T17:45:19+00:00

On July 4, 2015, the 39th session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee was held in the city of Bonn, Germany. During the meeting, the inclusion of the ancient city of Ephesus and the Diyarbakır Walls with the Hevsel Gardens in Turkey on the "World Cultural Heritage" list was discussed. The committee decided to include the Diyarbakır Walls and Hevsel Gardens as a "Cultural Landscape" on the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage list.

THOUGHTS ON ISTANBUL TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM FROM PAST TO PRESENT

2024-12-24T16:47:43+00:00

Transportation is one of the most important needs from the first human to the present, such as moving, carrying goods, etc. It is important for functions. As it is known, cities require a relationship between daily life and usage areas in urban areas in order to meet the needs of human life and increase the quality of life. In this context, the study titled “A Local Transportation System Research in Kadıköy, Istanbul” written on the subject of the Master's Thesis in the Faculty of Architecture, Urban Planning Department on the problems in the transportation system of Istanbul in the 1970s was conducted in 1976. The problems revealed at the time of the study were compared with the current situation, and solution suggestions were made in the context of the determination of the ongoing problems and determinations in the current situation.