The Concept of Urban Space Quality

Mehmet �NCEO�LU¹, Ayfer AYTU�²
¹Department of Architecture, Anadolu University Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, Eski�ehir
²Department of Architecture, Yildiz Technical University, Faculty of Architecture, Istanbul, Turkey

Especially during the last decade, in parallel with the technological and scientific developments in the world, empirical researches have been conducted on the livability in urban spaces, people�s quality of life and the development of the urban space quality, together with a general questioning of the concept of urbanization. The results of these researches are presented as research reports. Urban space is the main tool integrating a city. Urban spaces are shared by the city-dwellers and various users, and serve as the environment in which they convey and relearn cultural accumulation. Moreover, in the context of defining the urban environment (the formation of the image regarding that city), city-dwellers acquire the experience of being a city-dweller as a consequence of their cultural identities, individual development and interaction with each other in these spaces. In cities or urban places, the practical and theoretical problems experienced with respect to public spaces are mostly methodological since it is not exactly known what is meant or understood by �public spaces�. The problem of understanding this complication can be solved not by evaluating the social, political, functional, and aesthetic issues randomly, but by the experts� clear presentation of the solutions related to their research. In this study, in parallel with the developments in the world, the parameters of space quality to be used were determined for the urban spaces (squares and streets) in our country to be redesigned and renewed in the context of the quality of space.

Keywords: Urban space; perception; spatial quality; urban space quality; the concept of urban space quality in squares and avenues/streets.

Kentsel Mek�nda Kalite Kavram�

Mehmet �NCEO�LU¹, Ayfer AYTU�²
¹Anadolu �niversitesi M�hendislik ve Mimarl�k Fak�ltesi, Mimarl�k B�l�m�, Eski�ehir
²Y�ld�z Teknik �niversitesi Mimarl�k Fak�ltesi, Mimarl�k B�l�m�, Mimari Tasar�m Sorunlar� Bilim Dal�, �stanbul

�zellikle son on y�lda d�nyadaki teknolojik, bilimsel geli�meler paralelinde kentle�me kavram�n�n yeniden sorgulamas� ile beraber; kentlerdeki ya�anabilirlik, insanlar�n ya�am kalitesi ve kentsel mek�n kalitesinin geli�tirilmesine y�nelik ciddi ara�t�rmalar yap�lmakta ve bunlar�n sonu�lar� ara�t�rma raporlar� olarak sunulmaktad�r. Kentsel mek�n bir �ehrin/kentin ana b�t�nle�me arac�d�r. Kentsel mek�nlar kentlilerin ya da de�i�ik kullan�c�lar�n�n k�lt�rel birikimlerini payla�t��, aktard��, tekrar ��rendi�i yerlerdir. Ayn� zamanda kentin tan�mlanmas� (o kente dair imaj olu�umu) ba�lam�nda kullan�c�lar�n; k�lt�rel kimlikleri, ki�isel geli�imleri ve insanlar�n birbirleriyle etkile�imleri sonucu kentli olma deneyimini elde etmesi de bu mek�nlarda olmaktad�r. Kentlerde ya da �ehirlerde kamusal mek�nla ilgili kar��la�t��m�z pratik ve kavramsal problemlerin bir�o�u metodolojiktir. Bunun sebebi, �kamusal mek�n� denildi�inde neyin anla��ld�� ya da neyin kastedildi�inin tam olarak bilinmemesidir. Asl�nda bu karma�an�n anla��labilmesi sorunu sosyal, politik, fonksiyonel ve estetik meselelerin geli�ig�zel ele al�nmas� ile de�il de bilimsel anlamda uzmanlar�n bu konular� net bir �ekilde ara�t�rmalar�yla ilgili bulduklar� ��z�mlerin ortaya koymas�yla a��labilir. Bu �al��mada da d�nyadaki geli�meler paralelinde, �lkemizdeki mek�n kalitesi ba�lam�nda, gerek tasar�m� yeni yap�lacak gerekse yeniden d�zenlemesi yap�lacak kentsel mek�nlara (meydanlar ve sokaklar) y�nelik kullan�labilecek mek�nsal kalite parametrelerinin belirlenmesine �al��lm��t�r.

Anahtar Kelimeler: Kentsel mek�n; alg�; mek�n kalitesi; kentsel mek�n kalitesi; meydanlar ve caddeler/sokaklarda kentsel mek�n kalitesi kavram�.

Mehmet �NCEO�LU, Ayfer AYTU�. The Concept of Urban Space Quality. Megaron. 2009; 4(3): 131-146

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